Just a random tidbit. If you’re ever taking an official airport taxi back home keep a lookout for taxi car #1 (they’re marked on the side). The cab is easy to spot and you’ve probably already seen it before since its the only one with a satellite dish on the roof. The cab is driven by Abou Ali who is currently the longest working taxi driver at the airport. He originally started picking up passengers from the airport back in 1964, before the current airport even existed. That’s more than 50 years ago if you can’t do the math.
I actually used to dislike taking airport cabs back home since they seemed to always avoid highways. But most of the drivers are actually pretty interesting to talk to since they’ve all been working at the airport for many years and have tons of interesting stories to share. So next time you take an airport taxi, don’t be shy to strike up a conversation with the driver.
6 replies on “Airport Taxi Car #1”
Didn’t know Bo Ali speaks English 🙂
I don’t think any of the drivers speak English
Love the airport taxi, very spacious and Comfortably. Not shy to talk, but i don’t prefer to talk to drivers (any) especially after a flight. I enjoy the silence and the outside View.
Mark, but whats that satellite dish on top of those airport taxi ? I noticed that not all of them have that installed. its weird though !!
It’s only on one and back in the day u could get TV signals for the small tv inside the cab
Official Airport Taxis are simply AWESOME…… i do not hesitate to take any of them anytime