Overview
- The trial begins on November 3 and applies to all trips from Sydney Airport to the CBD.
- Drivers are prohibited from adding road tolls or the airport access fee to the $60 fare.
- Signage at the airport and inside taxis will alert passengers to the rules, with inspectors maintaining on-street compliance checks.
- Since 2022, regulators have issued more than 1,100 fines for conduct such as meter refusal, including a $2,000 penalty over a $188.76 CBD trip.
- The NSW Taxi Council and Sydney Airport support the pilot and have called for set fares to be considered for other routes and for return trips to the airport if it succeeds.