KOLKATA: Pre-paid taxi count at Kolkata airport has come down significantly over the last few months, with cabbies avoiding the pre-paid channel and plying on predetermined rates. As a result, passengers either have to haggle over fares with app cab drivers, who also refuse to drive at the fare shown in the app, or fall prey to touts.
Outside Kolkata airport, there are three pre-paid taxi kiosks, run by Bidhannagar Police and helped by Progressive Taxi Men’s Union. There is also a fourth “luxury taxi” kiosk run by Help-Line Transport and Car Parking Cooperative Limited, a private agency that demands higher fares than pre-paid yellow cabs.
