Phuket Airport taxi turmoil: Grab’s entry drives cabbies to complain

[webfact]

 

Phuket’s International Airport taxi drivers filed an official complaint about reduced income following the inclusion of Grab as an authorized service at the airport, effective from last Friday, September 1.

 

The complaint was submitted by Chukiat Panyawai, President of Phuket Business Car Service Cooperative Limited, to Rewat Areerob, President of Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation (PPAO), on September 6.

 

Members of the PPAO Executive board, including Chanjira Srisongkram, head of the PPAO legal department, were present at the meeting, along with Worrawit Srisakukammeet, Village Chief of Moo 6 in Mai Khao, representing local taxi drivers.

 

by Mitch Connor

Photo courtesy of Phuket 101.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/phuket-taxi-drivers-income-dips-amid-grabs-arrival-at-local-airport

 

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[khunjeff]

Oh, the poor dears. My heart bleeds for them in this, their time of trouble ????

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The complaint was submitted by Chukiat Panyawai, President of Phuket Business Car Service Cooperative Limited, to Rewat Areerob, President of Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation (PPAO), on September 6.

We don't want competition.

[bbko]

"You honor, we object to the fact others are charging customers a lower price than us, make them stop."

[stoner]

Get a haircut and get a real job
Clean your act up and don't be a slob
Get it together like your big brother grab
Why don't you get a haircut and get a real job

[2baht]

Grab is grabbing the taxi mafia in a squirrel grip! Eyes are watering!

[Deserted]

They are just greedy and overcharge, its been that way for a long time.

[stevenl]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

We don't want competition.

Those guys paid hundreds of thousands of baht to AoT for the right to transfer passengers. Of course they're pissed.

 

It's AoT that should be held to account.

Edited September 9, 2023 by stevenl

[fire2rescue99]

TIT

[kennw]

3 hours ago, khunjeff said:

Oh, the poor dears. My heart bleeds for them in this, their time of trouble ????

Som Nam Na.

[brianthainess]

The Taxi Mafia and AOT have brought this on themselves by over charging and other scams, had years to get their act together and didn't, thinking they will forever run the place'

 Times up, move over.  

[Sharp]

In less than a week they have started!! 

 

Newly elected MP Mr Somchart from the "Move forward Party" 

 

Was instrumental in this move for fairness  congratulations. 

[Tropposurfer]

Oh Boo Hoo!!! ???? ???? 

 

Poor babies. 

 

They financially rape every client for years and years and when their monopoly of graft and extortion is challenged they get their panties in a bunch 

[bignok]

Grab - good app but not cheapest

Bolt - good app and cheap

Maxim - bad app but cheap

Taxi - rip off

Tuk tuks - biggest rip off

 

 

[spidermike007]

Anything that brings competition to the Phuket taxi mafia is a good thing for tourists. Let the buggers complain. Means nothing. 

[dhupverg]

Anyone used an app to or from the airport?  What was the rate?

[Adumbration]

Screw em.

[ChipButty]

40 minutes ago, dhupverg said:

Anyone used an app to or from the airport?  What was the rate?

On BOLT from Rawai to the airport 690 baht airport taxi a 1000 baht and local taxi's also a 1000 baht

Edited September 11, 2023 by ChipButty

[anrcaccount]

On 9/11/2023 at 9:37 AM, ChipButty said:

On BOLT from Rawai to the airport 690 baht airport taxi a 1000 baht and local taxi's also a 1000 baht

Anyone taken BOLT FROM the Airport to their Phuket destination yet?

 

If yes, where were you picked up?