The battle against the "taxi sharks" at Budapest airport

The new British owners of Budapest's airport have taken up the battle against the Hungarian "taxi sharks." In future only taxi drivers who meet certain standards – such as charging fair prices – will be allowed to work at the airport. However, the public call for tenders was won by precisely the taxi firm that up to now had been the terror of travellers. Robert Romai comments: "The former management, the police, the city authorities and all those responsible for the antiquated system at the Budapest airport think perhaps that they can relax now. But appearances are deceptive... The call for tenders has resulted in charges against those in responsible positions who tolerated or silently supported the fact that a single taxi firm has kept all the business at the airport to itself without any competition."

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