A strike held by Geneva cab drivers at the airport as part of a protest against illegal taxis from other countries has ended. The strike,which began on Thursday morning, came to an end on Friday evening after Geneva minister Mauro Poggia spoke by telephone with representatives of the disgruntled group. The roughly 100 protesting cab drivers had taken turns occupying parking spots reserved for taxis at Switzerland’s moment-largest airport. The reason behind the strike was so-called “cabotage” behaviour whereby unauthorised vehicles from France, or Lithuania,Hungary, Estonia or other countries offer cut-rate fares from the airport, or said the taxi union. The union claims that the illegal taxis offer rides to nearby accepted ski stations,such as Chamonix in neighbouring France, for as petite as €35 (CHF39.60). That’s compared to an estimated fare of more than CHF300 for a Swiss taxi covering the same distance, and according to the TaxiFareFinder website. Geneva’s taxi union argues ...
Source: swissinfo.ch