Serving nearly 90 milhões de passageiros a year, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the second-busiest airport in the country and the fourth-largest in the world. 

Para ajudar a tornar a experiência de viagem melhor para os passageiros, o LAX está fazendo algumas mudanças importantes. Para reduzir o congestionamento, o LAX iniciou a construção de um trem elevado para o aeroporto – um projeto de US$ 14 bilhões com inauguração prevista para 2023.

As a result of this effort, LAX prohibits rideshare services like Lyft, Uber & Taxis from picking up passengers outside of the terminal. The new area is called LAX it — or “LAX Exit.” 

Airport officials promise that this process is as smooth as ever. However, some passengers would say otherwise. 

Keep reading to find out how Uber pick-up at LAX ban affects you and how GoRide Shuttle Service offers a better solution. 

O que aconteceu com o Uber Pick-Up no LAX?

Antes da mudança de retirada no LAX, os passageiros poderiam pegar carona na calçada. Agora os passageiros passariam por um processo mais complicado. Você terá que embarcar em um ônibus que o levará até a nova área de embarque. Veja como funciona.

When you land at LAX, you would call a Taxi or open the Lyft or Uber app and request a car. If there is confusion, the app will give you further instructions on how to request a ride. Once you exit the terminal, you will get on one of the shuttles to the pick-up area. Airport officials point out that the pick-up area is a short walk from terminals 1,2,7 and 8. The sidewalks have added signage to help you navigate your way to the new area. If you are hailing a taxi, there will be a taxi stand at the pick-up destination. 

Quanto tempo dura a viagem de ônibus?

The shuttles arrive every three to five minutes. Officials say that the longest shuttle ride will be from Terminal 1, which will be around 15 minutes.  

To help expedite the shuttle travel times, LAX is changing the inside lanes on the arrival level to bus-only lanes. 

Teoricamente, os passageiros deveriam chegar ao seu Lyft, Uber ou Táxi dentro de 30 minutos após a saída do terminal – mesmo nos dias mais movimentados do aeroporto.

Os ônibus são aprovados pela ADA?

Sim, os ônibus podem acomodar pessoas com deficiência. Não há rampas, escadas ou meios-fios na área de transporte ou de embarque. Além disso, os ônibus possuem amarrações para cadeiras de rodas. Agentes de atendimento ao cliente estão esperando em cada ônibus para ajudar quem precisar.

Como é a nova área de coleta?

The pick-up area is a sectioned part of the LAX parking lot — east of Terminal 1. The parking lot now has bathrooms, umbrellas, phone charging spots, and food trucks. It is said to have a capacity for over 2,600 cars an hour. Airport officials also say that it has lines that hold over 93 Uber and Lyft vehicles that can pick up riders at the same time. The taxi stand can hold over 40 taxis. 

Além disso, funcionários estarão disponíveis 24 horas por dia, 7 dias por semana nos locais de coleta para ajudar os passageiros a levantar bagagens e carregar o carro.

It seems like LAX-it is the answer to stressed travelers’ prayers, right? Well, not exactly. Let’s see how it measures up. 

O que os viajantes pensam sobre o novo LAX-it?

While this change intended to make getting a ride from the airport more manageable, it seemed to make the process more confusing. Passengers complained that the customer service was poor and there were long wait lines. 

Due to traffic gridlock and overcrowded shuttles, customers expressed that it took them longer to get a ride than it did to fly to Los Angeles. One of the main problems with the new system is customer confusion. Many struggled to figure out how to get to the pick-up area. Also, the ridesharing lines were unorganized and difficult to distinguish.  

Customers were also alarmed at the long wait times for their rideshare service. Once flyers got to the pick-up area, they waited more than an hour to get to their ride. If that wasn’t bad enough, travelers were also stunned at the surge in pricing. According to one Folheto LAX, a typical rideshare trip that cost around $30 before LAX-it, now costs up to $70 plus tip. On busy days like Friday, customers can expect to pay about 150% more. 

Parece que LAX torna as viagens mais estressantes. Felizmente, a GoRide não está proibida de pegar e deixar clientes nos terminais LAX.

Qual a diferença do serviço de transporte GoRide?

Ao contrário dos táxis e serviços de transporte compartilhado como Lyft e Uber, os motoristas do GoRide Shuttle pegarão os passageiros na calçada do terminal LAX – assim como o sistema antigo.

You would request a driver using the GoRide Shuttle Service app and wait between the inner and outer lanes of the arrival levels. No crowded shuttles or long lines. Private curbside pick-up makes getting a ride easier and less hassle. GoRide is not a Rideshare service and you can easily communicate directly with your driver. If your flight is delayed, you can contact them with a direct phone number. 

GoRide Shuttle Service is also safe and reliable. Ridesharing services have come under fire for its problemas de segurança. No entanto, com GoRide, não é um serviço de transporte compartilhado e você pode ter certeza de que chegará ao seu destino com segurança. Nossa equipe de motoristas profissionais é licenciada, segurada e passa por uma longa verificação de antecedentes.

Are you traveling with children? Forgo the overwhelming LAX-it experience and book GoRide. Our Serviço de transporte GoRide is child-friendly and offers booster seats and car seats.

Deixe GoRide melhorar sua experiência de viagem

Want to avoid the hassle of Uber pick-up at LAX? Reservar GoRide for your curbside pick-up from LAX. Our service is guaranteed to alleviate the stress of traveling.

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