> That might work anywhere but the airport. There isn't enough space in front of arrivals to handle everybody who wants to do this, in a way that doesn't block

> That might work anywhere but the airport. There isn't enough space in front of arrivals to handle everybody who wants to do this, in a way that doesn't block traffic. Uber already has special-case systems for airport pickups to reduce congestion (that riders don't see). That's not how my local airport works. My local airport has a designated pickup location for Uber+Lyft in the central garage with plenty of room. It has adequate room even during e.g. Christmas rush season. This was a bizarre compromise between taxis, airport, and apps. Airport collected taxi fees. Taxis didn't want to compete with Uber. In the end, they allowed Uber, but made it as awkward as possible. Even so, before Uber, what we did was usually curbside pickup with a relative waiting. After Uber and these contortions, curbside pickup isn't even busy (drop-off still is).