The Regional Federation of Taxis of the Canary Islands opposes the PP's motion in the Cabildo to eliminate the monthly transfer limit at the airport, which is being appealed to the Supreme Court.
The Regional Federation of Taxis of the Canary Islands (Fedetax) has requested the Cabildo of Gran Canaria to maintain restrictions on taxi services at Gran Canaria Airport (Gando) until the Supreme Court rules on the appeal against the judgment that annulled the limit of 20 monthly trips for unlicensed taxis from Telde and Ingenio.
Fedetax has sent a letter to the island's Councillor for Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Teodoro Sosa, in which it criticizes the initiative of the Popular Party, which this Friday will present a motion to the full Cabildo to eliminate that limit. The federation believes that the proposal only reflects the position of the Association for the Rights of Self-Employed Taxi Drivers of the Canary Islands (Asprotac) and does not represent the entire sector.
The organization asserts that the majority of taxi drivers in Gran Canaria support that authorizations to pick up passengers in sensitive areas, such as the airport and ports, maintain their exceptional nature and do not become a regular practice. According to Fedetax, both the federation and the Cabildo itself appealed to the Supreme Court against the judgment of the High Court of Justice of the Canary Islands (TSJC) that annulled the limit of 20 monthly services for unlicensed taxis from Telde and Ingenio.
The conflict originates from the regulation of transfers from Gando airport, where licensed taxis from Telde and Ingenio can pick up passengers, but with a monthly limit that the TSJC considered disproportionate. Fedetax defends that, while the Supreme Court does not resolve the appeal, the current restrictions should be maintained to prevent an uncontrolled increase in services.
The federation has also reported possible irregularities in the authorization system. According to its data, only 1.48% of licenses have requested more than 30,000 pick-up permits, of which more than 12,000 were subsequently cancelled. This situation, in Fedetax's view, could conceal a greater number of services carried out outside telematic control, reinforcing its request to maintain the limitations.
The full Cabildo of Gran Canaria will debate the PP's motion this Friday, which seeks to eliminate the monthly transfer limit at the airport. Fedetax hopes that the initiative does not succeed and reminds that the matter is still pending resolution in the Supreme Court, which must determine whether the TSJC's judgment is final or if, on the contrary, the restrictions remain in place.
Taxi drivers from Telde and Ingenio, for their part, argue that the limit of 20 monthly services harms their activity and restricts free competition. However, Fedetax insists that sensitive areas require special regulation to ensure an orderly and quality service for airport users.
Meanwhile, travelers arriving at Gando continue to use taxi services under the current restrictions, awaiting the Supreme Court to definitively clarify the regulations. The decision of the island's full assembly this Friday will be a first step, but the final resolution will come from the courts.
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