I just had another unpleasant BDL taxi experience. At $35 flat rate (plus the expected $5 gratuity) for the fifteen-minute drive to Hartford, BDL is far more expensive than other airports. And the taxis are often run-down, smelly jalopies. What gives?

There is no convenient black car service. Limo services are $75+ (absurd for that distance). No SuperShuttle services. And one public bus plus one CT Limo bus per hour. Did I mention that a 10-minute wait for a taxi is standard?

Why won't the BDL airport authorities permit a $10-15 point-to-point shared ride operator like SuperShuttle?