Taxi driver banned from Thai airport for life for overcharging Taiwanese visitor

A photo of the driver's fare list was published on a Facebook page, which authorities have said is fake. - TOURISM NEWS/FACEBOOK, THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): A taxi driver has been banned from picking up passengers at Thailand’s largest airport for allegedly using a fake list of flat-rate fares to overcharge a Taiwanese visitor for a ride from Suvarnabhumi International Airport to central Bangkok.

The driver allegedly charged her a fare 1,200 to 1,500 baht (RM160- 200). Using a meter, the cost would have been around 300 baht (RM40).