Taxi drivers to cut airport service in deregulation protest

THOUSANDS of full-time taxi drivers protesting at what they claim is a crisis in the industry will not provide services from Dublin airport on selected days over the coming weeks.

Members of SIPTU’s Dublin taxi branch will begin a campaign of rolling protest from next Monday morning, raising the possibility of severe disruption for business travellers.

Around 2,000 of the country’s 9,000 drivers are members of the union. They are mainly based in Dublin and all work full-time, unlike large numbers of new drivers who are only out on the streets during peak weekend periods.