Mass Transit: Public transportation in the city is provided by the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA), which runs buses and a downtown trolley system in the city. Major bus routes generally operate between 0530 and 2400 hours. MATA also operates a streetcar service in Memphis, which runs in the Downtown area every five to ten minutes.
Airports:Memphis is served by the Memphis International Airport. This is a public airport located three miles south of the city of Memphis. This is the largest cargo airport worldwide. Memphis International Airport has a sorting facility and an administration building of FedEx Express in its premises. FedEx's package sorting complex, which is also known as Super Hub, along with the company's round-the-clock
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operations have made this airport the busiest cargo airport of the world.
Taxis: It is not permitted in Memphis to hail a taxi on the street, you have to book them by phone. For the first mile, the taxi cabs charge $2.90. For subsequent miles, they charge $1.40 per mile, plus 50 cents for each additional passenger. The usual tip is 15 percent of the fare. Some of the taxi cab providers of Memphis are Yellow Cab Company (Phone: (901) 577 7777) and City Wide Cab Company (901) 324 4202.
Online Booking of Flights: A few of the carriers which fly to Memphis are American, Continental Express, Delta, Midway, Northwest, United, US Airways, British Airways, and Virgin Atlantic.
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