A number of Saudi workers at Taif Airport had to leave the place; Due to several reasons, including that their vehicles are of lesser models than required, and in the same white color, in addition to the requirement of the new vehicle operating company to obtain a sum of money for each trip, with payment of 1,500 riyals at the end of each month. According to the company’s new operating contract, which started 3 months ago for a period of five years, it is required that the vehicles be in models from 2020 and more, with the meter being used to deliver passengers.
Okaz monitored, in a field tour, the new vehicles of the 2023, 2022, and 2021 models, and most of their drivers are foreign workers. One of the company’s officials stated that delivery prices have decreased more than before thanks to the use of the meter, and the price of a kilo has been set at two riyals and 40 halalas, so that the cost of delivery to the center of Hawiyah, for example, is about 40 riyals, while it previously ranged between 50-60 riyals.
