Posted on 01/03/2007 6:00:28 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport wants to crack down on Muslim taxi drivers who refuse to carry alcohol or service dogs in their cabs. At a meeting Wednesday of the Metropolitan Airports Commission, airport staff asked the commission to give the go-ahead for public hearings on a tougher policy that would suspend the licenses of drivers who refuse service for any reason other than safety concerns.
Drivers who refuse to accept passengers transporting alcohol or service dogs would have their airport licenses suspended 30 days for the first offense and two years for the second offense, according to a revised taxi ordinance proposed by the commission's staff.
"Our expectation is that if you're going to be driving a taxi at the airport, you need to provide service to anybody who wants it," commission spokesman Patrick Hogan said. The full commission is expected to vote on the proposal for public hearings at its next meeting, scheduled for Jan. 16.
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the problem is the muslims refusing fares at the airport for 'religious' reasons feel they shouldn't have to go to the back of the line. evidently the back of the line isn't the cabs we actually see by a parking lot where the wait is quite long. They want the rules changed so they don't have to go back and wait.
Try to reject a homosexual couple from renting if you are Christian...
"And I'll wager that the ADA covers the service dog issue"
I wouldn't bet against you on that one
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