After a long flight to Sydney, immigration, the wait for luggage, and queues for customs and quarantine, the taxi feels like the end of the line for travellers.

Now they will be greeted with a flat fare from Kingsford-Smith International Airport to the CBD, joining cities such as New York and Paris, in a bid to stamp out rip-offs after a litany of complaints about wildly overpriced fares.

As foreshadowed by the Herald in June , the $60 flat fare for the 13-kilometre journey will have a yearlong trial from November 3, after the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended a shake-up to taxi operations. For a maxi taxi, the cost will be $80.

Road tolls and airport access fees are not to be passed on to passengers in addition to the fixed fare. The changes do not apply to rid

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