Mega Cabs is a radio taxi service provider in India, present in six cities in India with a fleet size of 2,500 cars.[1][2] The company was founded in 2002 by Kunal Lalani.[3][4] It is one of the first radio taxi service providers in India.[5]
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Transport |
| Founded | New Delhi, India (February 2002) |
| Founder | Kunal Lalani |
| Headquarters | , India |
Area served | New Delhi, Chandigarh, Bangalore, Chennai, Amritsar |
| Services | Cab, bus |
| Website | www |
History
editMega Cabs began its operations in 2002 in New Delhi.[6] The company initially started with a fleet size of 50 cars and currently has a fleet of 2,500 cars.[7] It is a part of the Association of Radio Taxis,[8] a group of taxi service providers that operate taxi services which are regulated and licensed as opposed to technology-based companies like Uber. In 2020, the company changed its name to Mega Mobility.[citation needed]
Services
editMega Cabs is a radio-call taxi service and offers dedicated airport transfers in the cities it operates in, and operates a luxury airport transfer service in Delhi/NCR.[9] It also offers outstation services across different cities in India, and last-mile connectivity and employee transportation services.[10] Cab bookings can be made using the website, through the hotline number, or the dedicated app available on all mobile platforms.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mega Cabs to add 400 Toyota Etios cars to Bengaluru fleet". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 6 September 2017.
- ^ "After Mega Cabs logs Rs 2 cr loss, chairman Kunal Lalani says targetting Rs 100 cr in revenues". The Financial Express. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
The taxi service which competes with the likes of Uber, Ola, Meru Cabs among others, currently operates in six cities, including Delhi and Bengaluru, with a fleet size of about 2,500 cars.
- ^ "Mega Cabs to invest Rs 500 crore in 3 years, expand to 20 cities". The Economic Times. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
"We feel by 2020 we will be in 20 cities with about 8,000 vehicles," Mega Cabs Chairman Kunal Lalani told PTI.
- ^ "Mega Cabs to link all 32 Metro stations with shared services". The Hindu. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Mega Cabs to invest Rs 500 crore in 3 years, expand to 20 cities". The Economic Times. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
The company, which ran into huge losses due to entry of aggregators like Ola and Uber, plans to revive market share with aggressive investment in technology and taking fleet size to 8,000 vehicles.
- ^ "Mega Cabs plans ₹500-cr biz expansion". BusinessLine. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
Mega Cabs, which began operations in 2002 from Delhi is owned by Group Mega and competes with players such as 'Meru' and 'Easy Cabs'.
- ^ "Mega Cabs to invest Rs 500 crore in 3 years, expand to 20 cities". The Economic Times. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "We are no Uber, we're different, say Radio taxis". Rediff. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Book radio cabs in India with the new Mega Cabs app". Windows Central. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
Mega Cabs is an on-call taxi service available in several cities in India - Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata, Ludhiana, Amritsar, and Chandigarh - with dedicated services at the airports.
- ^ "Book outstation cabs one way | Booking Local Airport Taxi Service | Clear car rental - Mega Cabs". www.megacabs.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
We have recently ventured into outstation services. We provide one way drop, round trip and multi city trip across India, over 1000 cities.