Review: On time airport pickup, luggage handled from bag claim to vehicle by the driver. Clean vehicle, professional and courteous driver. Just booked another ride for two returning from vacation, which leads into my suggestions:1. It would be helpful to allow two drop off locations for an airport transfer, instead of having to book by the hour. The cost was similar, and fair in my opinion, however you must then discuss additional mileage with a representative if it will exceed their base mileage (25 miles for 2 hours). I prefer to complete everything via app, without the added step of calling in and/or chatting live. Representative who helped me through Facebook messenger was extremely responsive and very helpful. 2. After booking, I had to make an adjustment to the time and flight number a week in advance. Very simple to do through the app, however they re-verify the funds for the whole trip for each change. I was surprised when my bank notified me of two additional $113 charges, and didn’t feel this was properly noted on the page while making changes. The charges never posted, and were only left pending for a few days - however I can imagine not all customers may necessarily have the funds available in their account or are prepared to be without them for a few days just to make a change. Overall I intend to continue using Blacklane and appreciate their service. Excellent company to book a ride with.
Hello, Thank you for you kind and constructive feedback on our service. I am happy to hear that you plan on using Blacklane for your upcoming trips. With regards to your first suggestion - we can accomodate an additional stop on a transfer booking if we have prior knowledge of the need and the stop is not not considerably far from the final destination. If the stop is along the same way, then you can include this information in the special requests section of the booking, with the name of the location and how long you anticipate the chauffeur would be waiting, and this would be assigned to a chauffeur who has prior information of your request. If the stops are significantly far apart or there would be a significant detour needed, then we would suggest booking an hourly booking in this case. This type of booking ensures the availability of the chauffeur for the needed amount of time, whereas leaving a note in the special requests is dependent in the availability of our chauffeur's. It is always advisable to contact us directly if you have any doubts as to the best way to go forward as we can advise you on the most suitable process. With regards to your second suggestion, we are always working on new ways to make our process smoother and more convenient for our guests. We understand the pre-authorization may not be convenient for some guests and we are constantly looking for new ways to improve this needed security process. Thank you again for you feedback and we are looking forward to seeing you on board with us again soon. Best, Chris King