Air passengers stranded, again

Barely a week after the taxi and the autorickshaw union went on strike, passengers were once again left in a lurch at the Mumbai airport on Tuesday.
Following the arrest of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, taxi and autorickshaws stayed off the road fearing backlash from the MNS members.
“I came to Mumbai from Bangalore especially to meet my sister,” said Air India passenger Nafisa Khatoon, 38. “I came out of the airport around 11am and was shocked to see that there were no rickshaws or taxis. I had to ask my sister to send her car to pick me up,” she added.
“We heard that several taxis were damaged by MNS activist at Borivili, Kandivili and Dahisar. No driver would like to come to the airport under such circumstances,” said Kanhaiya Singh, president, Mumbai Airport Taxi Union. “However, many of them reported to work in the evening,” he added.
22/10/08 Daily News & Analysis

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Categories: Airports Oct 2008