Mumbai: Pre-paid taxis at the Mumbai airport refused to ply on Saturday evening, with drivers calling it an "act of mourning" after Bal Thackeray was declared dead. Moments after Shiv Sena head Bal Thackeray was declared dead, the pre-paid taxis at Mumbai airport refused to ply. Calling it an "act of mourning", the cabbies refused to take passengers.
Hundreds of passengers who landed in the city in the evening were stranded for hours or had to pay almost double the fare to get a ride home. Varsha Rodewale, who teaches at a school in Bandra-Kurla Complex, landed from Goa at 5.30pm. After struggling for almost an hour to get a Cool Cab or a pre-paid taxi, she ultimately implored a black-and-yellow driver. He agreed to drive her to Malabar Hill for Rs 850 instead of the usual Rs 550. "Why should the common man be put through such trouble? This is unfair" Rodewale thundered.
18/11/12 Times of India
