Transport Authority has stated that work was underway to introduce luxury taxi services in the country.
The Authority’s Chairman, Abdu Rasheed Nafiz stated that the service was extremely common in other nations and essential to the Maldives. He added that once the procedures and guidelines for the service were drawn up, the Authority will open for prospective partners to send in their bids.
Nafiz added that they will give precedence to parties who uses renewable energy sources for the service. He also noted that the Authority aims to target to make the entire sector green. Nafiz said that car owners wishing to upgrade their vehicles can gain access to special loans from BML and that the Government will continue to provide such opportunities.
Vehicle owners wishing to take part in the scheme will have to discard their old taxis.
Luxury taxi service to be introduced
