Ex-Leeds United director wins Leeds Bradford Airport taxi contract
06.01.08
A minicab firm run by former Leeds United director David Richmond has won an exclusive contract to operate private hire vehicles to and from Leeds Bradford Airport. Mr Richmond's Arrow private hire firm is replacing the Hackney carriage cars that were provided by three firms who had operated at the terminal under the banner of the Airport Taxi Association.
The five-year deal means Horsforth-based Arrow cabs will be the only firm allowed to drop passengers off outside the airport terminal because of tightened security. Other taxi firms will have to drop passengers at the nearby short-stay car park. Arrow will also be the sole provider of cabs from a rank at the airport.
Mr Richmond has invested more than £1.5m in the new operation and by March expects to have a fleet of more than 350 taxis. He said he believed he had won the tender because he was prepared to build and staff an office running 24-hours a day.
A spokesman for Leeds Bradford Airport said Arrow had demonstrated commitment to customer service, as well as competitive fares.
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