Travelers are waiting with bated breath for the results of today’s vote on proposed rideshare price increases at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
The Board of Airport Commissioners will meet at 10am on March 10th, 2026, to review a proposal that could triple rideshare fees for services like Uber and Lyft. The goal of the fee increase is to reduce airport congestion and encourage travelers to use the upcoming Automated People Mover.
The board will also vote on a proposal to limit the number of passengers picked up and dropped off in the Central Terminal Area.
A proposal to triple rideshare fees
According to the Los Angeles World Airports meeting report, the rideshare proposal would increase the base pickup/drop-off fees for taxis, transportation network companies (TNCs) like Uber and Lyft, and transportation charter parties (TCPs), including limos.
Under current fees, TNCs pay $4 at pickup and drop-off, taxis pay $4 at pickup and $0 at drop-off, and TCPs pay $5 at pickup and $0 at drop-off.
Proposed fees, however, would raise both pickup and drop-off fees to $6 at Skylink (Automated People Mover) curbs and $12 in the Central Terminal Area for all services.
In other words, if you’re used to taking Uber or Lyft to your terminal, the airport fee would be triple what you pay now.
If approved, passengers could see the new $6 base fee implemented as soon as 30 days later, and the $12 CTA fee implemented after the Automated People Mover eventually opens.
A spokesperson for Uber told KTLA that passengers would pay the proposed fee increases, “[punishing] travelers, working families, and seniors who depend on affordable, reliable transportation.” They also noted that these fees would be among the highest airport fees in the world, making LAX “an extreme outlier among U.S. airports today.”
In addition to the rideshare fee increase proposal, LAWA is likely to vote on a proposal to decrease the number of airport passenger drop-offs and pickups in the Central Terminal Area (CTA). The proposal would reduce rideshare drop-offs in the CTA by 70% and pickups by 30%, in another effort to send people to the Automated People Mover. Read more about the passenger cap proposal here.
The latest about the Automated People Mover
The new LAX/Metro Transit Center has ferried travelers to the airport since it opened in June 2025, providing a long-overdue rail connection at LAX. However, its accompanying Automated People Mover (APM) is still pending.
The APM is a 24/7, fully automated train system that will connect the LAX/Metro Transit Center straight to airport terminals. It operates on an elevated guideway, bypassing airport traffic and reducing congestion. However, due to delays and system disputes, passengers must continue to take shuttle buses as we wait for the APM to open.
This week, the Los Angeles Times reported that the APM may open in the “early summer,” according to LAWA deputy executive director for mobility strategy, David Reich.