Transportation companies relying on Oakland International Airport for business received a small break last week when the Port of Oakland reduced the fees it charges to access airport terminals.
Instead of charging a flat rate to all taxis, shuttle buses and limousines that travel to the airport, the port created three categories based on the number of trips each company makes to the airport terminals.
As a result, airport officials hope the lower fees will bring more options and cheaper prices to air travelers searching for a way home or to the airport.
The decision to lower the fees comes a year after the port raised them in hopes of generating more cash to offset a loss in parking revenue. Instead, the higher fees chased away many smaller companies that took travelers to and from the airport.
Under the new fee rate system, companies will be charged in a way similar to how FasTrak drivers are charged to cross state-owned bridges. Depending on how many times a company's fleet uses the airport, it will be required to pay a set fee. That fee would be placed into an account that will be charged each time a vehicle in the fleet comes to the airport.
Any trips beyond the set amount will cost a company $2.50 per trip.
Companies will be split into groups depending on how many trips a year they make to the airport. A company that makes 121 to 200 trips a year will have to pay a $500 up-front fee. If it makes more than 200 trips, it will be charged $2.50 per trip.
Companies making 120 trips or less will be charged a $300 up-front fee.
In the past, all companies were required to pay the same fees, which included a $1,000 deposit and $2.50 per trip.
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