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Metro
a day ago
- Metro
Moment cab passenger dives out of car to avoid paying fare
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video This is the moment a taxi passenger jumped out of a moving car to allegedly avoid paying the fare. Footage captured the woman dived out of a white Renault travelling at speed on a road in Itapetininga in Sao Paulo state, Brazil. The passenger is seen tumbling out of the rear right door of the car and landing on the road, before managing to pick herself up and limp away. Local media reported that she began to make her escape as soon as the cab driver requested the fare. A passing cyclist is seen appearing to stop to check if she was ok, before she is seen walking off. The taxi driver claimed he was about to drive to the police station after the woman said she didn't have the cash to pay for her journey. She had also given a different name on the way to the town centre to the one the trip was booked under. She was travelling with Ubiz Car, a local Uber-style ride-hailing service in Brazil. As of 2022, the app covered 24 cities in the country and had more than 5,000 drivers on its books. The lady eventually paid the fare, totalling 10.40 Brazilian reals (or £1.38) by bank transfer. In Brazil, cab hailings apps including Uber offer cash as a payment option when calling a ride. More Trending Last month, the Uber trialled accepting cash payments for all journeys in the UK outside London. Drivers can however opt out of accepting physical money if they are don't wish to handle the notes and coins or are concerned about passengers running off without paying – known as bilking. Those that choose to take cash can refund any change due via the app. While the US giant has typically battled Chinese competitor DiDi for the market in South America, several local startup rivals have more recently entered the fray. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: British journalist Charlotte Peet who vanished in Brazil four months ago has been found MORE: Beatboxing Nun shocks viewers with her incredible hip-hop skills MORE: Crypto boss 'chained up and electrocuted tourist before taunting him with chainsaw'
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
U.S. airlines made over $7.2 billion in checked bag fees in 2024
Checked bags are a big business for U.S. airlines, bringing in more than $7 billion in revenue last year, according to data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The fees have brought more revenue to the airlines than it ever had prior to the pandemic, the data shows. Airlines began shifting their checked bag policy in recent years to keep up with what they say are rising operational costs, including higher prices for fuel and increased wages. Most recently, Southwest Airlines announced it will start charging $35 for the first checked bag — after more than 50 years of only charging for a third bag. Changes at Southwest came amid mounting pressure from activist investors to improve its financial performance. The airline in September predicted that new fees would lead to $1.5 billion a year in revenue. Last year, JetBlue brought Uber-style surge pricing to bag-check fees, making it more costly to check luggage during peak travel periods. American Airlines also increased its fees in 2024 from $30 to $35 for the first checked bag. Breaking down the revenue from checked bags for U.S. airlines Checked bags brought in about $7.27 billion in revenue last year for Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, American, Breeze Airways, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue, Silver Airways, Southwest, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country and United Airlines, according to the government's data that was last updated on May 6. That is up from $7.07 billion in 2023, Bureau of Transportation Statistics' data shows. In 2022, U.S. airlines made over $6.7 billion in bag fees, another major jump from the $5.3 billion made in 2021. American, Delta and United — the three largest U.S. airlines — made over $1 billion each last year on checked bags — and their revenue from it has been climbing since the COVID-19 pandemic halted air travel in 2020. When the pandemic hit, total checked bag revenue plummeted to $2.84 billion in 2020, down from $5.76 billion in 2019. The wonderfully weird world of artist Luigi Serafini Fans turn out for estate sale at home of Tom Petty Dozens killed in attack near Gaza aid delivery point, witnesses blame IDF, Israel denies involvement Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
U.S. airlines made over $7.2 billion in checked bag fees in 2024
Checked bags are a big business for U.S. airlines, bringing in more than $7 billion in revenue last year, according to data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The fees have brought more revenue to the airlines than it ever had prior to the pandemic, the data shows. Airlines began shifting their checked bag policy in recent years to keep up with what they say are rising operational costs, including higher prices for fuel and increased wages. Most recently, Southwest Airlines announced it will start charging $35 for the first checked bag — after more than 50 years of only charging for a third bag. Changes at Southwest came amid mounting pressure from activist investors to improve its financial performance. The airline in September predicted that new fees would lead to $1.5 billion a year in revenue. Last year, JetBlue brought Uber-style surge pricing to bag-check fees, making it more costly to check luggage during peak travel periods. American Airlines also increased its fees in 2024 from $30 to $35 for the first checked bag. Breaking down the revenue from checked bags for U.S. airlines Checked bags brought in about $7.27 billion in revenue last year for Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, American, Breeze Airways, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue, Silver Airways, Southwest, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country and United Airlines, according to the government's data that was last updated on May 6. That is up from $7.07 billion in 2023, Bureau of Transportation Statistics' data shows. In 2022, U.S. airlines made over $6.7 billion in bag fees, another major jump from the $5.3 billion made in 2021. American, Delta and United — the three largest U.S. airlines — made over $1 billion each last year on checked bags — and their revenue from it has been climbing since the COVID-19 pandemic halted air travel in 2020. When the pandemic hit, total checked bag revenue plummeted to $2.84 billion in 2020, down from $5.76 billion in 2019. Trump delivers Memorial Day remarks at Arlington National Cemetery Why Trump pardoned former Virginia sheriff convicted of fraud, bribery Breaking down stock markets' rally after Trump's EU tariff delay
Sunday World
15-05-2025
- Sunday World
Episode 1002: Violence for hire - the international gangs using young men to do their dirty work
Europol are warning that violence as a service is being increasingly used by criminal gangs who exploit young people to avoid detection and prosecution. Criminal gangs are using an Uber-style network of young men to outsource murder and violence key to the survival of their networks. Now, Europol are warning that violence as a service is being increasingly used by criminal gangs who exploit young people to avoid detection and prosecution. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about grooming young killers and enforcers. MORE EPISODES
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Officials detail plans to improve Mecklenburg County bus stops, but they need a one-cent sales tax to do it
MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Charlotte transportation officials want to improve the 2,000 bus stops across Mecklenburg County. It's one of many points of a project they're working on to improve transportation in communities like Mountain Island Lake. 'As I told you earlier, when I got here in 1981, getting around was pretty easy… Now it's not,' said city council member Malcolm Graham. He was addressing constituents during a town hall in the Mountain Island Lake community. He and other city leaders are working to change that, especially in communities well away from Uptown. RELATED | Neighbors heard new details about a mobility project that would improve how easily they might get around over the next 30 years. It's largely centered around a proposed one-cent sales tax. 'This new funding would allow the transit system to essentially double the frequency of our highest ridership routes. There are about 3 or 4 of those in this part of Charlotte, where you would go from. Some of these are 45-minute frequency routes that would go to a 15-minute service,' said the city's strategic mobility planner Ed McKinney. That would be the same number of times a train comes on the Blue Line. MORE | If the one-cent sales tax is passed, officials would also improve hundreds of bus stops across Mecklenburg County — building shelters and seating for waiting riders. McKinney says it would bring dignity to riders. The biggest addition would be microtransit, an Uber-style way to get around smaller neighborhoods like Mountain Island Lake — for the same cost as a bus ride. That makes Linda and Horatius Green happy. 'That sold me…the micro-transit…they could have five cents from me. If I could get a little Uber car just to pick me up and take me from point A to point B,' Linda said. A recent accident took away her sight, restricting her ability to drive. She leans on her husband of 45 years to help her get around. She says a cheaper way to move around would work wonders in her life. Mecklenburg County leaders discuss transportation improvements and possible expansions 'I'd like to hear a little bit more about it, but I think it's at one cent, it seems to be something that is very doable, especially if it's going to provide the type of transportation that is being presented,' Horatius said. The couple was pleased to hear of the upcoming improvements in the area. They were looking to hear about streetlighting in the neighborhood and how certain intersections could be upgraded with traffic lights and sidewalks to reduce car and pedestrian accidents near Rhyne Road and Mount Holly. The Greens are hoping that traffic congestion will improve once the infrastructure is upgraded. 'The questions of many people were answered. I thought it was engaging. And I saw some things that I hope can be sped up a little bit, although I knew they had the planning process, and they have to do things in a particular way,' Horatius said. Officials say if the sales tax isn't approved in November, transit will stay the way it is. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
