Local airports plagued by fake cab drivers

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Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Local airports plagued by fake cab drivers
Sandra Bookman reports.

NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- A dubious trend is taking off at the city's airports, but it doesn't involve airplanes.

The terminals are getting besieged by bogus cabdrivers claiming to work for car-riding services like Uber or Lyft.

The drivers are aggressively and illegally soliciting passengers.

Eyewitness News Reporter Sandra Bookman has the story from LaGuardia Airport. Click on the video player above to watch.