App-Based Cabbies Threaten to Halt Airport Services Starting April 14 Travellers flying in and out of Nagpur’s airport are set to face significant disruptions as a union of app-based taxi drivers has announced plans to suspend services from April 14. The Taxi Vahan Chalak Malak Sanyukt Kruti Samiti, a collective representing app-based drivers, has also vowed to block entry of other taxi services into the airport premises, a move that could leave passengers stranded and escalate tensions on the ground. The protest, which will begin on April 14 and continue indefinitely, has raised alarms about potential chaos at the airport, with passengers possibly forced to walk with luggage after being denied access to vehicles. Union president Deepak Sane confirmed that approximately 150 app-based taxi drivers operate at the airport daily. He stated that the union’s decision to halt services is a direct response to long-standing grievances, including the lack of enforcement of rates set by the Rajasthan Transport Department (RTA), which were approved in August 2025. Sane emphasized that the drivers would not accept trips to and from the airport through app-based platforms, adding that office-bearers would be stationed on all four approach roads to the airport to ensure compliance. “No app-based driver will operate at the airport. We will also not accept trips to and from the airport through apps,” he said. The union’s actions are part of a broader agitation over unresolved demands, which include scrapping bike taxi services, enforcing RTA-notified fares, providing direct insurance benefits to drivers, and establishing accountable offices for aggregator companies in Nagpur.#nagpur_airport #taxi_vahan_chalak_malak_sanyukt_kruti_samiti #deepak_sane #rajasthan_transport_department #nitin_magar
