# Lyft Offers Up to $15 Off Airport Pickups as FAA Ground Stop Strands Travelers

> Lyft is offering up to $15 off airport pickups with code GETHOMESAFE26 through November 14 at 11:59 p.m., as airlines work to recover schedules.

- Published: 2026-11-14T03:16:44+00:00
- Section: Product Launches
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-14/lyft-airport-discount-faa-ground-stop
- Source: [Yahoo](https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/amid-nationwide-ground-stop-impacts-022221180.html)

## Key takeaways

- Lyft is offering up to $15 off airport pickups with the code GETHOMESAFE26, valid through November 14 at 11:59 p.m.
- The FAA lifted the nationwide ground stop caused by a telecommunications outage just before 8 p.m. on Friday.
- Lyft is notifying drivers that riders need help and recommending they head to their local airport.

Lyft is offering up to $15 off airport pickups with the code GETHOMESAFE26, valid through November 14 at 11:59 p.m., after a nationwide FAA ground stop stranded travelers. [Yahoo](https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/amid-nationwide-ground-stop-impacts-022221180.html) published the offer, which the company confirmed through a spokesperson.

## How Lyft's GETHOMESAFE26 Discount Works

The discount applies to airport pickups and is capped at $15 off. Riders enter the code GETHOMESAFE26 in the [Lyft](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000062u/lyft) app before booking a pickup at an airport. The code is valid through 11:59 p.m. on November 14.

Lyft is also directing drivers toward airports. A Lyft spokesperson told KXAN: "We're working to ensure riders can get home during unprecedented travel disruptions. For riders at the airport, they can use the code GETHOMESAFE26 for up to $15 off an airport pickup valid through 11/14 at 11:59pm. We're notifying drivers that due to the national ground stop of all flights, riders need their help and are recommending they head to their local airport."

The FAA lifted the ground stop, which it attributed to a "telecommunications outage," just before 8 p.m. on Friday. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport said in a social media post that airlines would need the evening and Saturday morning to recover their schedules and advised travelers with flights to check their airline's flight status before heading to the airport. One rideshare app showed a trip from the airport to downtown Austin would cost nearly $120 around 7 p.m. while the ground stop was underway. KXAN said it had contacted Uber and would provide an update if it heard back.

## Lyft's Booking and Rider Growth

Lyft's most recent quarterly results, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), showed gross bookings of $4.9 billion in the first quarter of 2026, up 19% year over year, and active riders of 28.3 million, up 17% year over year. The same records list first-quarter 2026 adjusted EBITDA of $132.8 million, up 25% year over year, and trailing 12-month free cash flow of $1.12 billion.

## Lyft's Recent Product and Partnership Moves

Lyft said on November 13, 2026 that it is alpha testing a new home masthead ad unit that gives brands full ownership of the home screen before booking, with early partners including Pluto TV and Google, Adweek reported. Zulu Alpha Kilo created a 30-second Lyft Black campaign in New York featuring Henrik Lundqvist, SaiDe Silver and Roze Traore, Yahoo reported on November 13, 2026. Lyft CEO David Risher said on November 6, 2026 that robotaxis could be a major gift and cited AI as a tailwind, Yahoo reported, as the company posted revenue of $1.8 billion and gross bookings up 17% to $5.6 billion.

## Lyft CEO's November 17 Fireside Chat

Lyft CEO David Risher will take part in a fireside chat at the 2026 RBC Capital Markets conference in New York on November 17, 2026, Stock Titan reported. A live webcast will be available on Lyft's investor relations website.

## Companies in this story

- [Lyft company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000062u/lyft) · website: https://www.lyft.com

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