Aruba Airport

Luke wrote:

This is the part where I don't want to experience. I have been to some airports where the airport authority have a terminal for legitimate taxis so that travelers will be assured that the taxis they are riding are safe.

Why is it that there are still taxis that don't have meters? What is the average payment for a taxi that doesn't have a meter?

The lack of meters lends to the experience of bartering which is very common in Aruba. Bartering is a part of the Arubian lifestyle and is expected by the merchants.

offseason wrote:

Yes I wonder about it also. Why are the non legitimate taxis allowed to operate in the airports? I can understand if they offer their service in other parts of the island, but an airport is the most important place as international visitors will often judge a country or state from its airport's condition.

I think they are legitimate because the government or the airport authority won't be allowing them to go into the airport if they are not legitimate to drive. I would go with the answer of beachcomber, which is directly above me. The bartering method could be the reason why they are allowed to have these kind of taxis on airports.