Uber to fold Hong Kong FlyTaxi service into its main platform
Uber says it will close the standalone FlyTaxi app in Hong Kong by the end of the year and move its services onto Uber’s own platform. The decision comes more than six months after the ride-hailing company acquired the metered taxi business.
Uber will shut down FlyTaxi, a Hong Kong platform for metered taxis, by the end of this year, the company said on Friday. The move comes just over six months after Uber acquired the business. Uber said services currently available through FlyTaxi would be fully integrated into its own platform by the end of the year.
The company said the integration was intended to provide “optimal” support for drivers and users. It also said its team would guide riders and drivers through the change. As part of the process, the standalone FlyTaxi app will be shut down.
The supplied material does not state the exact closure date, the number of users or drivers affected, or whether jobs will be cut. FlyTaxi is the second Hong Kong metered-cab platform acquired by Uber that the company has decided to close, according to the South China Morning Post. The report does not provide further details about the earlier platform or explain the terms of Uber’s acquisition of FlyTaxi.
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