Originally Posted by
chunk73
I suspect that may be something to do with the sheer volume of cars required for the DXB operation, whoever is providing the service. The sheer cost of supplying S classes on the scale of operation running in DXB is likely prohibitive. In London however, it likely isn't. Lets face it, a taxi from LHR into town is about £80 so a limo company cna probably charge £50 and make good money. Much harder for the contractor to make money on DXB where trip costs (and by default the competition) are so much lower.
Personally I have had good service so far with this. Not really bothered if its a chevvy that takes me to the airport....i mean it would be a toyota camry if it was a taxi so not sure it really matters. Each to their own though.
It's quite the opposite actually. Take JFK for example, with two daily flights, and a total of 50 premium seats on each, you need say 50 cars. Now, the big advantage with DXB is that there are flights at all times of the day, so the usage of any car is MUCH higher than it would be at JFK. If I'm paying a First fare, I don't care whether there are 100 F pax or 3 F pax at that station, I expect a certain standard of service.
The other thing is that at LHR, cars, fuel, drivers and running such an operation cost a lot more than they would in Dubai. The overheads are much higher when dealing with such a small fleet of cars, when compared to the number of cars required in the UAE. So I don't buy your argument at all, and think it is more feasible in Dubai than anywhere else.
Limit it to ex-DXB pax paying ridiculous fares if you have to, because if I could afford to pay USD 15k to get from A to B, I sure wouldn't be riding in a Camry or Chevvy or whatever.