LOS ANGELES — SuperShuttle, the shared van ride that has served passengers heading to and from airports nationwide, as well as in Latin America, Canada, Europe and Asia, will cease operations at the end of the year.
The company, born in 1983 to serve Los Angeles International Airport, has been plagued by competition from Uber and Lyft. In recent weeks it has pulled out of airports serving many cities, including Burbank, Sacramento, Phoenix, Baltimore and Minneapolis.
A Tuesday letter from the company to a Los Angeles-area franchisee, obtained by The Los Angeles Times, says: “SuperShuttle plans to honor all reservations and walk-up requests for service” through Dec. 31.
Attempts to reach Mark Friedman, identified as general manager in the letter, were unsuccessful. SuperShuttle executives could not be reached for comment. Two SuperShuttle reservations agents reached by phone confirmed that the company was going out of business, as did a company executive who was not authorized to speak publicly.
