LAX to end rideshare and taxi curbside pickups

This week, two more major American airports are banning curbside rideshare pickups at the terminal – forcing passengers to traipse far, far away before leaving the airport. But O'Hare has another solution.

Los Angeles International (LAX) is banning curbside pick-up by rideshare giants Uber and Lyft in favor of a shuttle bus system.

At the end of the month, travelers will not be able to catch a rideshare or taxi outside terminals at Los Angeles International Airport.

At the end of the month, travelers will not be able to catch a rideshare or taxi outside terminals at Los Angeles International Airport

At month’s end, LAX is banning terminal curbside pick-ups by ride shares and taxis. Here’s how to make the best of the walking and shuttle bus options.

LAX is to move the pickup area for both taxi and ride app users away from the terminal curbsides entirely to a new area, dubbed “LAX-it,” just east of Terminal 1.

The ban on Uber, Lyft and taxi pickups at LAX is a temporary price to pay for the greater goal: a modern airport that is convenient for travelers.

LAX officials announced Monday the LAX-it remote pickup lot for taxis and rideshare services will expand by 50% beginning Wednesday morning.

Irate travelers told CBS2/KCAL 9's Laurie Perez that they had to wait over an hour to get picked up Sunday at the "LAX-IT" pick-up lot--- and then forced to pay "surge" prices by the rideshare companies.

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Officials at the Los Angeles International Airport say a plan to temporarily halt curbside pickup by rideshares and taxis will alleviate congestion at the central terminal area, but representatives from Uber said the plan will...