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]
History
Mega 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
Mega 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.
^"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'.
^"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.