Beijing Airport is taking measures to help short distance passengers get a taxi home quickly.

New regulations stipulate that cabs taking passengers within 20 kilometers one way can join a short distance line after they back to the airport, so that the driver needn't wait a long time to find the next passenger.

Currently, the airport only allows the taxis that run within 10 kilometers one way to wait in the short distance line. Since many people live in the business areas about 20 kilometers away from the airport, the new regulations will surely make their lives easier.

(CRI.com January 26, 2005)