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... TransporTaTion neTwork Companies: Challenges and opporTuniTies for airporT operaTors summary Transportation network companies (TNCs) such as UberX, Lyft, Wingz, and others offer door-to-door, nonstop transportation as well as other transportation options (e.g., point-to-point shared transportation such as UberPOOL and Lyft Line)
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... 2 To compensate for the lack of useful published data or available information on TNC operations at airports, an online survey was conducted during fall 2016 of the airport staff members responsible for ground transportation operations at the 100 largest U.S. airports.
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... 3 3. Enforcing airport regulations: Most airports (87% of those responding)
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... 4 fees. The amount of the activation fee charged varied considerably, with one airport charging between $1,000 and $2,000, one airport charging between $5,000 and $10,000, two airports charging between $50,000 and $100,000, and one airport charging $100,000 (San Francisco International Airport)
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... 5 6. Impact on airport operations: TNCs have had numerous impacts on airport operations, including those listed here.
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... 6 • If considering acquiring tracking software, be sure to communicate with peer airports -- both those that have the software and those that decided not to deploy it. • be sensitive to the needs of traditional ground transportation providers.

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