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Uber May Make Arriving on Time for Atlanta Flights Easier

Atlanta's city council is considering a plan proposed by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport that would allow Uber and other ride-booking services to operate at the world's busiest airport.

(TNS) -- Atlanta airport weighs Uber service options

Atlanta leaders are studying Newark, New Jersey's deal with Uber as they consider a plan for the ride-booking service to pick up passengers at Atlanta's airport.

Atlanta's city council is considering a plan proposed by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport that would allow Uber and other ride-booking services to operate at the world's busiest airport under certain conditions.

Criminal background checks have been a point of contention in Atlanta, with Uber objecting to the type of fingerprint checks being proposed. Uber maintains that its own background checks are sufficient. Others, including many law enforcement experts, say background checks without fingerprints are far less effective.

In Newark, officials say Uber will pay the city $10 million over 10 years for the right to pick up Newark-Liberty Airport passengers. After a delegation of city and airport officials from Atlanta visited Newark to learn about its agreement, Atlanta officials are putting new regulations on hold for now.

"What we learned is that there's actually additional due diligence in Newark's contract that actually yields more information than a fingerprinting would," said Katrina Taylor Parks, who is Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed's deputy chief of staff.

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