He drove about a mile from the layover lot and helped Lisa Brown and her 4 1/2-year-old son, Otto, into the Nissan's back seat.
He made a quick trip with the pair to the Courtyard Marriott hotel in Sherman Oaks, where Brown and her son were staying on a family visit to Los Angeles. She was surprised to learn that she was riding in one of the Los Angeles area's few hybrid cabs.
"The ride was fine, this is a perfect taxicab," said Brown, 36. "I'm used to these. We have them in San Francisco, where we're from."
Back at the Burbank airport, travelers David Egdes and Heather Harrison hailed cabs in front of the 1930s-style passenger terminal.
Egdes, who is 6-foot-5, drew a 2004 Crown Victoria Yellow Cab.
"I'd be very much in favor of taking a hybrid cab. I've sat in one. It's a little tight for driving, but it's all about the environment," said Egdes, 45, of Encino.
Harrison, 53, of Berkeley settled into the back seat of a 2004 Prius from City Cab with 230,000 miles on it.
"Oh, this is a hybrid?" she said. "That's excellent. That's what they all should be."
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bob.pool@latimes.com
