Ex-Leeds United director wins taxi contract
Published Date:
04 January 2008
By Staff Copy
A minicab firm run by former Leeds United director David Richmond has won a 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 which were provided by three firms who formed the Airport Taxi Association.
The five-year deal means Horsforth-based Arrow cabs will be the only ones allowed to drop passengers off outside the airport terminal because of tightened security. Arrow is also the sole provider of cabs from a rank at the airport.
Other taxi firms will have to drop passengers at the nearby short-stay car park.
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.
Mr Richmond, son of former Bradford City chairman Geoffrey, said he believed he had won the tender because he was prepared to build and staff an office running 24-hours a day.
A spokeswoman for the airport said Arrow had demonstrated commitment to customer service, as well as competitive fares.
The full article contains 188 words and appears in EP Leeds First & County newspaper.
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Last Updated:
04 January 2008 4:02 PM
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Source:
EP Leeds First & County
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Location:
Leeds
