AAFES Adds Second Taxi Contract

It looks like the Arirang Taxi company that provides taxi service to USFK troops in Korea will have a little competition on post soon:

A second on-base taxi company soon may serve U.S. military bases in Area I and Area II, according to a top official of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service.

AAFES wants to provide 50 extra taxi cabs on Yongsan Garrison in Seoul and major bases in the Uijeongbu and Dongducheon areas during peak hours on weekdays and during the weekends, said Betty J. O’Brien, AAFES general manager for Korea.

The exchange service also wants to have a formal contingency plan in case of another drivers’ strike, she said Friday.

“This will help make sure our customers are taken care of when they need to be taken care of,” she said. “It’s possible we could have it before Christmas.”