Airport taxi touts targeted
Plans are underway for a smart card system for the taxi queue at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport in a bid to end the "mafia-style operation" there.
It is hoped the changes, expected to take place within one month, will clear the airport arrivals hall of taxi touts.
Military chiefs say previously taxi drivers have selected long-haul passengers, making it hard for short-haul passengers to get a taxi ride.
Taxi drivers, therefore, often pay under-the-table fees to mafia-style figures to ensure they get long-haul passengers.
"In addition to this, we have also received complaints about taxis leaving passengers midway, overcharging, lack of manners and involvement in illegal activities," an army chief said.
By Diane Evans and Ian Jarrett
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