Taxi strike in Athens: 14,000 drivers lame traffic for 48 hours!

Taxi strike in Athens: 14,000 drivers lame traffic for 48 hours!

Athen, Griechenland - The taxi drivers in Athens announced a 48-hour strike on Wednesday and Thursday to protest the current conditions in the industry. Over 14,000 drivers will take part in the strip to paralyze traffic in the capital. The protest is particularly directed against the airport's Uber and taxi policy and the Ministry of Finance, which is heavily criticized by the union. The Athener Airport has assigned stops in the arrival area, which annoys the regular taxi drivers. According to oe24.at, tourists now have to play the way between the city center and the airport by public transport.

The taxi drivers are concerned about the effects of the fixed fixed prices for trips between the city center and the airport. During the day, passengers have to pay 40 euros and 55 euros at night for the approximately 38 -kilometer route. These prices are not cost -covering in view of the high traffic volume and the varying routes, according to the union's criticism. The protests are an expression of the needy industry that suffers from self -employed employment from the pressure of new taxes. That further tightened the Situation of taxi drivers.

additional protests and effects

The processes of the strike actions in Athens also coincide with a nationwide strike in which various sectors take part, which further complicates the situation. According to AP News, this combination is expected to interfere with all public transport in Athens. Already on the first day of strike, over 200 taxis took part in a demonstration in the center of the city. At the same time, the drivers also call for a reduction in taxes, access to bus traces and a stricter regulation of carpool apps.

The largest union of taxi drivers in Athens, who initiated the strike, is confronted with the need to make the industry future-proof. Also the boersensnews.de report on the importance of these protest measures and the displeasure on the inadequate financial framework for taxi drivers. The situation is reinforced by the fact that the second day of strike coincides with the first anniversary of the most difficult train accident in Greece, in which almost 60 people died. This gives the strike additional weight and attention in public.

The taxi drivers concerned emphasize that such measures are necessary to hear the voice of the industry and to bring about a rethink in transport policy. It remains to be seen what effects these strikes will have on public transport and air traffic.