More Phuket Airport taxis
Tourism and transport officials have agreed to allow Phuket Taxi Meter Service to use another 23 metered taxis out of Phuket International Airport (PIA).
Phuket Taxi Meter Service currently operates 42 vehicles and the committee granted permission for the company to operate another 23 taxis, bringing the total to 65 vehicles at Phuket International Airport.
However, the amount granted is far short of the 46 extra taxis that Phuket Taxi Meter Service wanted to operate and a request by Phuket Mai Khao Company to operate 20 metered taxis has also been tentatively approved.
Phuket Mai Khao Co is awaiting confirmation from the Airports of Thailand (AOT) after it signed an agreement to in January to operate 20 limousines and 60 vans at Phuket Airport.
Phuket Taxi Meter Service currently collects a fee of 40 baht for every customer the association picks up from Phuket International Airport.
The current meter taxi fee to the popular resorts of Patong on Karon is around 400 baht.
Tourists to Phuket are advised to take a taxi from the taxi rank just outside of Arrivals and avoid taxi touts in the Arrivals hall altogether. Prices with the touts are always higher.