[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: [Melb] Airport Heavy Rail Connection Needed!

Subject: Re: [Melb] Airport Heavy Rail Connection Needed!
From: "Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au>
Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 06:43:19 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.net.au)
References: <3b026c96$1@iridium.webone.com.au> <slrn9g9tbe.115.spammers-will-die@amalthea.dark.net> <Za8N6.60416$ff.468769@news-server.bigpond.net.au> <slrn9gbigu.is.spammers-will-die@amalthea.dark.net> <3b05cf8b@iridium.webone.com.au> <slrn9gd1a4.29s.spammers-will-die@amalthea.dark.net> <MVEN6.63736$ff.496990@news-server.bigpond.net.au> <3B071FA7.A10@iprolink.co.nzzzzz> <3b072c31@iridium.webone.com.au> <3b074777@news.alphalink.com.au>
Xref: news1.unite.net.au aus.rail:37348


"whitehat" <whitehat@alphalink.com.au> wrote in message
3b074777@news.alphalink.com.au">news:3b074777@news.alphalink.com.au...
> In KL (Malaysia), it is possible to buy a ticket (about $Aus15 from
memory)
> to ride a taxi from the airport to the city area. I don't know if this is
> Goverment subsidised, or a move to protect tourists from unscrupulous
> operators, but it seems to work well. Maybe there is someone out there in
Oz
> with the buying power (governments?, airlines?) who could negotiate a
> similar deal with taxi companies here. It would at least be interesting to
> see how market forces would play out in such a scenario.

Last year in a rush to the airport from a city taxi rank, I shared a minibus
taxi ride to the airport with several others; ended up as $20 each.


Daniel
--
Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au
Melbourne public transport FAQ http://www.custard.net.au/melbtrans/

References:
- Re: [Melb] Airport Heavy Rail Connection Needed!
  - From: spammers-will-die@austux.net (Jeremy Lunn)
- Re: [Melb] Airport Heavy Rail Connection Needed!
  - From: "Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au>
- Re: [Melb] Airport Heavy Rail Connection Needed!
  - From: David McLoughlin <davemcl*PISSOFFSPAMMERS*@iprolink.co.nzzzzz>
- Re: [Melb] Airport Heavy Rail Connection Needed!
  - From: "Derick Wuen" <cullend@webone.com.au>
- Re: [Melb] Airport Heavy Rail Connection Needed!
  - From: "whitehat" <whitehat@alphalink.com.au>

Prev by Date: Re: Work To Rule Day Monday
Next by Date: Re: [Melb] Will new trams draw too much current?
Prev by thread: Re: [Melb] Airport Heavy Rail Connection Needed!
Next by thread: Re: [Melb] Airport Heavy Rail Connection Needed!
Index(es):
- Date
- Thread