Goa: Taxi Unions Oppose App-Based Taxi Service at Mopa Airport

On Tuesday, a group of taxi operators’ unions known as “Together for Mopa Airport” announced their opposition to app-based taxi services at the newly inaugurated Manohar International Airport (MIA) in Goa.

The group, which includes the Greenfield Mopa Airport Taxi Association, Mopa Airport Local Taxi Association, and Mopa Airport Taxi Association, stated that they would only allow four trips per day if an app-based taxi service was introduced at the airport.

Taxi Unions Oppose App-Based Taxi Service

‘Together for Mopa Airport’ opposing app-based taxi service. “We do not want app-based taxi service. We will not allow app-based service. If app-based taxi service is introduced, taxi operators from across Goa will come there,” a senior leader of Together for Mopa Airport told reporters after meeting State Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte.

The Goa government has stated that it plans to introduce app-based taxi services at the airport, but the union has threatened to stage a protest on January 2 if their demands are not met.

In a meeting with State Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte, the union leaders also demanded that local taxi operators be given priority at the airport. They are scheduled to meet with the chief minister on Wednesday. The Manohar International Airport (MIA) at Mopa, Goa is set to receive its first flight on January 5, 2023.

“Those who will come from other parts of Goa have the habit of working round-the-clock but we do not have such a habit. We will make only four trips,” one of the leaders said.

Khaunte conceded their demand of giving priority to local taxi operators at the Airport, the union leaders said. They would be meeting chief minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday, they added.