Uber Balks at Rules Proposed by World’s Busiest Airport

In this March 10, 2016 file photo, passengers check-in at the North terminal of the domestic passenger terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. Officials at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport this month said they were moving toward allowing Uber and other ride-sharing services, a reversal of a ban on such services from curbside pickup. AP Photo/David Goldman

ATLANTA—Atlanta’s airport—the world’s busiest—is insisting that Uber drivers get fingerprint-based background checks to pick up passengers, but the ride-sharing service is balking at the proposed rule.

The contentious issue looms before a March 30 meeting involving the Atlanta City Council, which must approve the proposed agreement between the airport and ride-sharing firms.

It also comes a few weeks after police say Uber driver Jason Dalton opened fire on people between picking up fares, killing six and wounding two others in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Feb. 30.

Officials at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport this month said they are moving toward allowing Uber and other ride-sharing services—a reversal of a ban on such services from curbside pickup.

In this July 15, 2015 file photo, Uber driver Karim Amrani sits in his car parked near the San Francisco International Airport parking area in San Francisco. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File