Statement from Councilman Sal DiCiccio: Lyft to Pull Out of Sky Harbor in Response to Massive Airport Tax

By Sal DiCiccio —

Phoenix politicians are about to stick it to the public once again. They need to realize this is going to hurt the City of Phoenix at a national level, it will hurt the public, and it will hurt small business owners that rely on rideshare.

Last month the council voted to tax every rideshare trip to/from Sky Harbor an extra $5 each way. This bad policy will directly hurt working and middle-class families who rely on rideshare in Phoenix. Now, Lyft has announced they will not cooperate with this targeted attack on their drivers and customers and will cease operations at Sky Harbor instead.

There is still time to stop all this from happening. The city failed to follow state law the first time this horrible tax was voted on, so it is scheduled for a new vote on December 18. I strongly urge the other members of the council to think about what they are doing and pull back on this enormous tax on the public.