Paris taxi drivers protest against ride-hailing at the airports — until Saturday
Since 15 October, Paris taxi drivers have been protesting against ride-hailing platforms at the airports. What they demand and what travellers flying from Charles de Gaulle can expect.
Paris taxi drivers have been protesting since Thursday morning, 15 October. The action is organised by the drivers' group Team Taxi, which says it may run until Saturday. The organisers planned a convoy from Porte Maillot to Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport and expected around two thousand cars.
What it is about. Taxi drivers say the ride-hailing platforms (Uber, Bolt and the like) compete unfairly, above all at the airports. Team Taxi describes the arrival areas as jammed and unsafe, and blames the state for leaving the platforms unregulated while loading drivers with fuel costs and charges.
What they demand:
- parts of the airports closed to bookings through ride-hailing platforms, so that drivers stop picking up passengers off the street;
- stricter checks of ride-hailing drivers' professional cards and vehicle markings;
- staff back in the terminals to point passengers to the official taxi ranks;
- a new allocation of driver spaces in the terminals.
What it means for travellers. Until Saturday, traffic may be slow on the road from Porte Maillot to Charles de Gaulle, and there may be queues at the airport taxi ranks. Anyone flying on those days may want to allow extra time. The RER B trains and the Roissybus coaches also serve the airport, and the taxi protest does not directly affect them.
Sources: French press — franceinfo, 15.10.2026, and France 3 Paris Île-de-France, 15.10.2026; both reports cite AFP.
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