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Ta-aaaaxi! A group of travellers try to get a taxi at Pearson International Airport
Ta-aaaaxi! A group of travellers try to get a taxi at Pearson International Airport

Ta-aaaaxi! A group of travellers try to get a taxi at Pearson International Airport

Date2/10/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Ta-aaaaxi! A group of travellers try to get a taxi at Pearson International Airport. During peak periods, a number of cab drivers are taking advantage of the short supply and loading separate fares into one car and illegally charging both the trip's normal rate.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0002973F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
Carts for rent: Travellers using Pearson airport's Terminal 3 have to pay to use luggage carts but the $1 fee is refunded when the carts are returned
Carts for rent: Travellers using Pearson airport's Terminal 3 have to pay to use luggage carts but the $1 fee is refunded when the carts are returned
12/5/1988
Rein Pater, with the Travellers Aid booth at Pearson International's Terminal 1, gives guidance and assistance to new arrivals
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Where's my ride? A tired 2-year-old Eric Simpson cries in arms of his father, John Simpson of Huntsville, at Pearson Airport late Saturday. The family faced a long wait for a limo or taxi
3/1/1987
Waits of more than two hours for taxis and limousines were the norm last night and early today at Pearson International when aircraft diverted to othe(...)
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4/3/1988
Tale of two . . . Above, crowded Pearson International Airport, below, a near empty Hamilton Airports, called Toronto's best kept secret
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