Travelers landing at Detroit Metropolitan Airport have fewer options for rideshare vehicles, the result of an ongoing dispute between the ride-hailing service Uber and the agency that operates the airport.
Uber Black vehicles and Uber Black SUV, a premium offering in which drivers must be insured to drive commercially, are unavailable, according to messages posted on the Uber app.
The dispute is over airport access fees for these drivers. Both Uber and the Wayne County Airport Authority (the agency that operates Detroit Metro Airport) said they are in negotiations over these fees.
“We really want to figure this out and work with the airport to figure this out,” Josh Gold, a senior director of policy and communications for Uber, told the Detroit Free Press. “They’ve got an antiquated couponing system, and it would be great if we could work with them to figure out how to use new technology to better process the fees that the airport is due.”
Matt Morawski, director of communications and external affairs for the Wayne County Airport Authority, said it is not prohibiting Uber from operating at the airport.
“We are in negotiations with Uber, and we hope to have a resolution soon,” Morawski said in an emailed statement.
Contact Adrienne Roberts: amroberts@freepress.com
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Uber’s premium services unavailable at Detroit Metro Airport amid fee dispute
Reporting by Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press / Detroit Free Press
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