Temporary hike in Changi Airport, Mandai Wildlife Reserve taxi surcharge to be made permanent from Jul 1

SINGAPORE: Starting on July 1, the momentary increase to the car surcharge for travel to Mandai Wildlife Reserve and Changi Airport will become permanent.

ComfortDelGro and&nbsp, Strides Premier&nbsp, announced the impending permanent fare hikes on their Facebook pages&nbsp, on Monday ( Jun 24 ). &nbsp, ComfortDelGro added that “location taxes are imposed by the individual sites”.

CNA has contacted Singapore’s two different car firms, Trans- taxicab and Prime Taxi, on whether they will pursue match. &nbsp,

The S$ 8 ( US$ 6) daily surcharge for taxi trips from Changi Airport from 5pm to 11.59pm, and S$ 6 at all other times was first introduced in May 2022, before being extended. &nbsp,

Changi Airport said in 2022 that this was to “ensure a better source of cars” to the aircraft for&nbsp, people.

Starting on July 1, the temporary location fee will go from S$ 3 to S$ 5 for journeys between 1pm and 11.59pm at the Singapore Zoo, River Wonders, Night Safari, and Bird Paradise. &nbsp,

The temporary area surcharges were introduced more than two years ago to lessen the impact of the current price increase in gas and improve the availability of taxis for passengers. &nbsp,

The updated lasting fine changes, according to ComfortDelgro and Strides Premier, will only be visible on their respective websites starting July 1. &nbsp,