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Article: Two Limo Companies Fight Fees at St. Petersburg, Fla., Airport.(Originated from St. Petersburg Times, Fla.)
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- June 4, 1996
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--Jun. 4--Two limousine companies that have been crying foul over an information booth at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport have found that solutions could be worse than what they are complaining about.
One solution would put them out of business. The other would force them to subsidize the independently operated booth through substantially higher airport rent.
"We're between a rock and a hard place," said Dennis Simmons, owner of Interstate Express Limo, on Monday. "It's a stickup without a gun."
"This information booth is supposed to help tourists feel welcome, then you take advantage of them as soon as they get ...