The hot-button bill regulating ride-for-hire apps, including Uber and Lyft, passed last weekend without explicitly permitting the companies to operate at Logan International Airport — but the head of Massport is poised now to allow pickups at one of the last strongholds for the taxi industry.

“The legislation was designed to try to make it fairer to everybody, safer for everybody, but at the same time make them more available in the market,” said Thomas P. Glynn, chief executive of Massport, which oversees Logan International Airport.

“We need to create a location for these transportation network companies to be in a holding pattern while they’re waiting for a customer to come to the curb,” Glynn said.

One of the most controversial provisions proposed in the House bill would have explicitly banned the companies from Logan and the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center for five years.

The final bill — as in the Senate’s version — does not include a ban, but also does not explicitly say Massport should allow the companies to operate. Instead, it allows for the agency to make its own regulations.

To Glynn, that is a clear signal from lawmakers.

“The legislative intent was to make more possible for passengers to be able to use Uber and Lyft,” he said

Logan Airport has become increasingly crucial for Boston cabbies, where they have enjoyed nearly exclusive rights to pickups. More than 20 percent of all rides last year came from either Logan or the BCEC, the Herald reported last month. Currently, only ride-hailing vehicles with livery license plates and commercial insurance are permitted to pick up passengers at Logan. There are no restrictions on drop-offs.

Glynn said it is unclear when service would begin, but would likely be tied to implementation of the bill. He said he will meet with Uber and Lyft in the coming weeks to talk about logistics.

Massport and Glynn had previously resisted allowing pickups by Uber and Lyft, but Glynn said his concerns will be addressed by the bill, including requiring commercial tolls, stronger background checks and 5 cents from every ride going toward a fund for taxi owners. He said Uber and Lyft would also be required to add a fee to trips, like all other transportation at Logan.

Still, Gov. Charlie Baker has not said if he will sign the bill, which could conflict with his repeated vow for no new taxes or fees. But on Boston Herald Radio yesterday, House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo said he was confident of Baker’s support.

“I didn’t hear anything negative,” DeLeo said. “Overall he liked the legislation that was placed on his desk.”