RDU International Wants Out Of The Taxi Business

wants to get out of the taxi business.

There have been complaints about taxi service and the airport last year subsidized taxi operations to the tune of $750,000.

Under the present system, most drivers lease their taxis from operators for as much as $500 a week. They have additional expenses to boot.

A new proposal would put an independent company in charge of all taxi operations. Present operators say there is not a need for a change.

"They are not fixing the system. If they fix this system like we want or like they should be, they would not have a problem," said Chuka Emodi, president of the RDU Taxi Operators Association.

The proposed plan goes before the Airport Authority Thursday. No action is expected until later in the year.