Airport Transportation

I was surprised by the reference above to getting a non-airport taxi just outside the airport. I did that several times years ago when I traveled lightly enough to be able to carry my luggage off of the airport grounds.

A couple of years ago I made reference to that to a taxi driver. He said it was too risky to do that anymore. He referred to picking up a fare with luggage and surf boards at the restaurant right by where the combi stops. He said it was the Guardia National that stopped him, ordered the passengers out, and chastised the driver for picking up airport passengers.

Last year I was early to pick up a friend at the airport. Rather than paying for parking I drove out and stopped at the side of the road about halfway to the “straight exit” for Petatlan and Acapulco. I was there for less than five minutes before the guardia told me to move along.

Maybe things have loosened up.