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One in two airport taxis a rip-off

Fri, Sep 03 2010 14:19 CET

byBill Lehane - The Prague Post

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One in two airport taxis a rip-off

A new get-tough campaign on airport taxi overcharging has revealed the wide extent of the problem, with every second taxi going to Prague's Ruzyně Airport found to be ripping passengers off.

Police told The Prague Post that some taxi drivers were "preying on foreign visitors," and that the campaign aimed to "get rid of unfair taxi drivers."

"By their actions, they do harm to the name of Prague Airport, our capital and the whole Czech Republic," said Kateřina Rendlová, spokeswoman for the Foreigners Police.

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Anonymous Traveler Sun, Sep 05 2010 01:33 CET
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Look also to Bourgas airport.


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