Denver International Airport officials said today the airport will revamp procedures so it is notified promptly when operating permits of limousine companies are revoked or canceled by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.
The airport acted after a national transportation website said its review of luxury limousine companies on DIA’s site found the permits of about 10 percent of the firms listed had been revoked, canceled or were in danger of losing insurance coverage.
As many as 200 limo companies have been listed on the airport’s website.
DIA spokeswoman Sally Covington said inquiries prompted by ‘s analysis helped the airport discover that it did not get an automatic notification from PUC when a limo company loses its permit.
DIA needs to know when a permit is lost so the airport can revoke security badging that gives limo companies access to the terminal’s fifth-level ground transportation lanes and staging area, Covington said.
“We’re putting a fix in immediately so we have much closer communication with the PUC to notify us of changes in the status of operators,” she said.
DIA also will remove the listing of limo companies from the airport’s website because it is too difficult to verify company information that changes constantly, she added.
