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Taxi passengers travelling to and from Saskatoon’s airport can reject a controversial new zone fare in favour of a metered fare, a city council committee heard.

Stephen Maybury, president and CEO of the Saskatoon Airport Authority, addressed council’s governance and priorities committee on Monday to update various developments at the airport. However, he spent most of his time fielding questions and complaints about new zone-based fares and a $2 airport fee incorporated into them.

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Coun. Troy Davies said most residents are not aware that they have the option of declining the zone fare and opting for a regular metered fare on airport trips.

“Our business is not to run the taxi service; we run the curb at the airport,” Maybury said.

The zone fares, which were introduced in January, and the airport fee were the focus of a community consultation meeting in 2018, he noted. Maybury could not answer how many people attended the meeting.