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Ride-hailing app Grab takes on airport taxi cartel with its own booth

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Singaporean ride-hailing app Grab has scored two sucker punches on the Thai taxi cartels by opening booths in the capital city's lucrative airports.

Local cabbies once monopolised Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) and the Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK) serving Bangkok, Thailand.

But the Nasdaq-listed firm - which continues to face Luddite-esque violence from local drivers - has now opened booths at both airports as it continues its growth in the country.

Footage shows the new Grab booth at the Don Mueang International Airport, which serves domestic routes in Thailand and a handful of routes in Southeast Asia.

Airports of Thailand (AoT) said it had introduced Grab taxi booths to give passengers more choices to get to and from their destinations.

Grab is now hoping to break the cartels at other popular domestic airports such as Krabi, Phuket, Koh Samui, Chumphon and more.

The firm operates in eight Southeast Asian countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

It has expanded in recent years to food delivery, couriers and financial services.

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