Airport taxis adding toll to bill without taking toll road: passengers
The Hindu
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Airport taxi drivers are fleecing air passengers by charging the toll without taking the toll road, passengers have alleged. While coming from the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), without informing the passengers, the drivers use the toll-free alternative road to reach the National Highway (Ballari Road). However, while collecting the fare, passengers are forced to pay ₹95 as the toll, they alleged.
Priyanka A. ,who recently travelled with her familyfrom KIA to Allalsandra in a KSTDC Airport taxi, said after leaving the terminal, near a circle, the driver took a left turn and moved towards the alternative road. “When I asked him why he is not taking the toll road, he said there is no traffic on this road. The alternative road is very narrow and traffic was quite high. It took more than 25 minutes to reach the highway. By the time I reached my home, it was more than 40 minutes,” she said.
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