Early on the morning of Thursday, 15 October 2026, some 2 000 Paris-region taxi drivers left Porte Maillot and formed a slow-moving convoy toward Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle Airport (CDG). Organised by the collective “Team Taxi”, the demonstration is the most significant taxi action around CDG since 2019 and is officially declared “renewable” through Saturday. By 08:30 the convoy had already generated multi-kilometre jams on the A1 motorway, with tailbacks reported as far south as Porte de la Chapelle. The drivers accuse ride-hailing platforms (VTC) of “anarchy” in the terminals and demand the creation of ‘white zones’ where digital platforms would be barred from allocating pick-ups. They also want the return of the blue-vested stewards who used to direct passengers toward authorised taxis and stricter policing of VTC professional licences. For business travellers, the timing is awkward: Thursday is traditionally the heaviest corporate-travel day of the week, and the action precedes the first weekend of France’s Toussaint school holidays. Roissy airport handles roughly 190 000 passengers per day; ADP’s operations centre warned airlines to expect check-in delays and advised travellers to add at least 90 minutes to normal landside transfer times. Cargo operators at Cargo City reported driver no-shows and re-routed several high-value shipments to Orly and Liège. Companies with corporate shuttles or pre-arranged car services should instruct drivers to avoid Porte Maillot and enter the A1 via the A86 or the Francilienne ring road. Travellers already in central Paris are being urged to use the RER B rail link—although rail maintenance after 22:45 limits late-night capacity—or pre-book a dedicated VTC with pick-up south of the protest zone. The protest highlights a broader labour relations issue that continues to plague first- and last-mile airport access in France. Negotiations between taxi unions and the Ministry of Transport over VTC regulation have stalled since July. Unless talks restart quickly, France could face more frequent disruptive actions in the run-up to the 2027 Rugby World Cup, when passenger volumes are projected to rise by 12 %.
Source: Le Parisien
