Uber now allowed to work for Kelowna airport passengers

Starting Tuesday, group travelling to and from Kelowna, B.C.’s airdrome tin now usage Uber.

A designated location for ride-hailing has been group up astatine nan northbound extremity of nan terminal astatine Kelowna International Airport.

In a property merchandise from nan ride-hailing service, representatives said group tin besides reserve a travel up to 90 days ahead.

“We are excited to person Uber disposable astatine YLW to supply an further proscription action for passengers astatine nan airport,” Sam Samaddar, YLW main executive officer, said successful a property release.

“By offering much proscription choices, we purpose to supply passengers pinch nan elasticity and power they request to scheme their recreation to and from nan terminal.”

Uber has had support to beryllium up and moving successful Kelowna since May 2023.

Uber submitted a petition to nan Passenger Transportation Board (PTB) successful precocious August 2022 to return complete nan licence of ReRyde, a ride-hailer that was granted a licence to run successful areas extracurricular of nan Lower Mainland successful August 2020.

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At nan time, institution officials said nan anticipation was that nan work would beryllium up and moving by Christmas, offering vacation revellers a safe action to travel.

That didn’t move retired to beryllium nan lawsuit and it appears that it’s owed to nan important measurement of blowback, according to nan determination published online connected Wednesday. It notes that 40 groups, including taxi companies and different ride-sharing operations, immoderate of which were accompanied by ineligible counsel, voiced their guidance to nan applications.

Whether they were successful Victoria aliases Kelowna, 1 of nan main issues was that they claimed nan inclusion of Uber successful their markets would person antagonistic economical repercussions.