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AIRPORTS

The outbreak of the the fee they charge their work must be extremely
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cabbies should really consider informed and aware about
has had a huge impact doing so for a month or two as precautionary actions and
on the travel industry all a measure of good faith. driver responsibilities; they
around Australia. Due to the must be very hygienic, carry
restrictions placed on interstate Transport Alliance Australia hand sanitiser and keep their
and international travel, flight is working closely with the car clean.
numbers are next to zero. Victorian government in
Therefore, taxi drivers shouldn’t assisting to disseminate In the instance a driver is
be relying on transporting relevant updates. waiting at the airport, they
passengers from airports as As public transport including should not go and talk to other
their income. drivers – but instead should
taxis is considered an essential take the time to clean their car.
The income of taxi drivers has service at this stage, people – In addition, passengers must sit
fallen significantly since the although not many – are still in the back seat area of the taxi,
outbreak. Booking Service booking taxis. hire car or rideshare vehicle.
Providers / Networks / Depots Taxi drivers who are lucky
that haven’t reduced or waived
enough to be receiving this
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