SuperShuttle Van Carjacked in San Francisco

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Airport vans are a common sight at terminals from Logan Airport in Boston to LAX in the City of the Angels. They serve a purpose, especially for travelers who blanch at sky-high cab fares to an airport. I've taken my share of airport vans without incident.

Not everyone is so lucky. Early yesterday morning, four passengers of a San Francisco airport van got the surprise of their lives when their vehicle was carjacked by another traveler. According to a story in sfgate.com, the foursome was allowed out of the van unharmed, along with their luggage, after a short ride in San Francisco. The pirated vehicle was later found abandoned in an East Bay community, far from the carjacking scene.

"I don't remember this ever happening," a SuperShuttle spokeswoman said, "and I've been with the company for 26 years."