Prepaid taxi fares from Mumbai airport hiked - Check new rates here

After a hike in minimum fare price of autorickshaw and taxis, now the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Transport Authority (MMRTA) has increased the fare of prepaid black and yellow taxis being operated from the international and domestic terminals of the airport in the city.

In an official statement, the transport authority stated that from the international terminal, the minimum prepaid cab charges up to 6 km would be INR 140, while from the domestic terminal, the minimum fee up to 4 km will be INR 93.

If reports are to be believed, the MMRTA in its recent meeting approved the fare hike as per the four-member Khatua Panel's formula for revising the fare of black and yellow taxis and autos in Maharashtra.

The minimum fare from international and domestic terminals till now was INR 127 and INR 85 respectively. As per the panel's report, the prepaid taxi fare includes a 25 per cent incentive up to 12 km and 20 per cent up to 4 km, an official explained.

Apart from this, the MMRTA has also approved a stage carriage permit for 2,000 buses, which will allow the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) to operate more buses and provide better services, the official said.

In addition, the authority has also approved 92 new taxi and autorickshaw stands across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. This includes 73 autorickshaw, nine taxi stands, seven share autorickshaw and three share taxi stands.