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I work near Dulles Airport and Uber sends pings to drivers throughout northern VA that a bunch of flights are about to come in, in some cases offering a bounty
by bandrami 10y ago
I work near Dulles Airport and Uber sends pings to drivers throughout northern VA that a bunch of flights are about to come in, in some cases offering a bounty if they go.
This town itself may not have a ton of Uber drivers, but they can come from anywhere in the area.
- noer 10y agoYeah, I guess that was my question. I know they can come from other areas, but when I've taken commuter rail to the suburbs, there are always a few taxis waiting, but never enough to handle the traffic of people who need to get home, it's usually just 1-3 taxis waiting. That said, the town is 6 square miles and they're not getting rid of the existing lot. If you're close enough to the station, why not just walk?
- chrisseaton 10y agoAren't there a bunch of flights coming in every minute, all day at a major airport like Dulles? If the pinged them when flights were coming it'd be pinging all day.
- bandrami 10y agoThere are a few big rushes. The morning east coast shuttles get in at about 8:30, and the evening ones at about 6. The big bunch of intercontinental flights get in around midnight.