Long-distance taxi operators want to go back to full loads
Passenger traffic likely to rise following move to alert level 2 of coronavirus-enforced lockdown
18 August 2020 - 20:09
The taxi industry, which transports 16.5-million passengers a day in SA, says it is negotiating with the government for interprovincial operators to be permitted to carry full passenger loads to help them make up for losses incurred during the lockdown.
Local travel restrictions were lifted a month ago allowing taxis to carry a 100% load. The restrictions for interprovincial travel are still pegged at 70%...
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