The agreement grants the latter the exclusive rights to have its members operate taxi services to third parties at designated areas for taxi parking, collecting and dropping off of passengers at SXM Airport.
According to the agreement, non-ATA taxi drivers shall only be allowed on the airport premises for dropping off third parties, but will not be allowed to pick up third parties on the airport premises.
Also, the agreement stipulates that all 225 ATA members will be allowed to operate on the airport premises while ATA and its members will take part, at least once a year, in a mandatory training seminar as established by PJIAE in consultation with ATA.
ATA has agreed that at all times, from the arrival of the first airplane till the departure of the last airplane and if this is later till the arrival of the last airplane on each day of the week, the whole year round, including official holidays, it will make available a minimum of ten (10) members to provide taxi services at SXM Airport.
Similarly, all ATA taxi drivers are required to wear the SXM branded uniform when transporting passengers to and from the airport or while working at the airport.
“We are very pleased with this new agreement and are confident that it would result in improved customer service for all users of the airport,” said Regina LaBega, SXM managing director.
Other terms of the new agreement with ATA include:
· The ATA board will promote that its members have spoken command of the English and French languages.