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Fair enough. I've been taking Ubers to JFK for years and have never had this happen - but I guess everyone has their own experiences.

CydeWeys 8y ago
Where are you taking them from?
- kaishiro 8y ago
  Midtown, the village, Brooklyn, Queens... Where are you taking them from?
  - art0rz 8y ago
    I've been taking Ubers from and to JFK, EWR, and LGA from Williamsburg and Chinatown for years never had a cancel on any of them. I thought the driver couldn't see the destination until they started the ride after you get in. Although I've encountered drivers starting a ride as soon as they see me on the street (which I contested and got money back for).
    - bdcravens 8y ago
      Seeing your luggage etc means they can make a pretty good guess about whether you're going to the airport.
timr 8y ago
Airport trips are relatively easy, as long as you're in normal operating hours. Drivers don't want to go places where it's hard to get a return trip. JFK has plenty of passengers both ways.
- kaishiro 8y ago
  This does not seem to jive with the parent comment to whom I was originally replying though: "Ubers don't want to go to the airport for the same reason that cabs don't."
  - timr 8y ago
    Seems consistent to me: Ubers don't want to places where they can't easily pick up a return trip; same as cabs. That's always been my assumption, anyway.
    - jjeaff 8y ago
      This is a result of poor logistics on the part of Uber and Lyft. There are a large number of Ubers and lyfts that will drop off and have to leave the airport without a passenger, meanwhile, you can call you car and be told it's a 10min wait as someone who isn't even on premises accepts the fare.
      - euyyn 8y ago
        Are they actually allowed to do that, or is there a regulation preventing it?
    - kaishiro 8y ago
      Sorry, I'm confused now. You stated above that JFK has passengers going both ways - so isn't this exactly the kind of fare an Uber would want to take on?

CydeWeys 8y ago

Where are you taking them from?

kaishiro 8y ago
Midtown, the village, Brooklyn, Queens... Where are you taking them from?
- art0rz 8y ago
  I've been taking Ubers from and to JFK, EWR, and LGA from Williamsburg and Chinatown for years never had a cancel on any of them. I thought the driver couldn't see the destination until they started the ride after you get in. Although I've encountered drivers starting a ride as soon as they see me on the street (which I contested and got money back for).
  - bdcravens 8y ago
    Seeing your luggage etc means they can make a pretty good guess about whether you're going to the airport.

timr 8y ago

Airport trips are relatively easy, as long as you're in normal operating hours. Drivers don't want to go places where it's hard to get a return trip. JFK has plenty of passengers both ways.

kaishiro 8y ago
This does not seem to jive with the parent comment to whom I was originally replying though: "Ubers don't want to go to the airport for the same reason that cabs don't."
- timr 8y ago
  Seems consistent to me: Ubers don't want to places where they can't easily pick up a return trip; same as cabs. That's always been my assumption, anyway.
  - jjeaff 8y ago
    This is a result of poor logistics on the part of Uber and Lyft. There are a large number of Ubers and lyfts that will drop off and have to leave the airport without a passenger, meanwhile, you can call you car and be told it's a 10min wait as someone who isn't even on premises accepts the fare.
    - euyyn 8y ago
      Are they actually allowed to do that, or is there a regulation preventing it?
  - kaishiro 8y ago
    Sorry, I'm confused now. You stated above that JFK has passengers going both ways - so isn't this exactly the kind of fare an Uber would want to take on?