China's Taxi Drivers Suffer From Passenger Traffic Decline Amid Global Financial Crisis

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 12: (CHINA OUT) Taxi drivers wait for passengers at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on November 12, 2008 in Shanghai, China. According to recent global traffic results reported by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), passenger traffic dropped 2.9 percent compared to the same time last year amid the global financial crisis. This has resulted in a downturn in business for the taxi drivers at the airport. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)