Word: taximen
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Most flights are quite expensive−largely because taxi outfits have neither federal subsidies nor fare regulation. Taximen usually charge 250 a mile or $35 an hour for the hire of single-engine planes, 400 to 700 a mile or $75 to $120 per hour of flying time for twin-engine models. For busy men, the time saved makes the cost worthwhile. Fully one-fifth of the passengers on Jacksonville's Gateway Aviation are lawyers, who for $85 each can zip 170 miles to Tallahassee, the state capital, and back in 2 hr. 10 min. v. an eight-hour...
...Kennedy Airport. The trip costs $14.50 and takes only 50 min. instead of the three hours by car. Such regular commuter flights have become important sources of traffic for the major carriers. United Air Lines recently began reserving seats on connecting air taxis for its customers, and taximen would like the airlines to sell tickets...