Commuters pay through their noses as Ola, Uber drivers go on strike

Mumbaiites experienced commuting woes, as nearly 1,000 tourist taxis drives/owners affiliated with these app-based cab aggregators participated in the protest called by Tourist Taxi Union Sangharsh Chalak Malak Sanghathana at Azad Maidan...

It was a double whammy for the commuters across Mumbai, as they not only had to wait for longer periods to book cabs but were also subjected to surge pricing by app-based cab aggregators Ola and Uber during morning peak hours on Tuesday.

Ola and Uber drivers protest in Andheri on March 10. (HT file)

Mumbaiites experienced commuting woes, as nearly 1,000 tourist taxi drives/owners affiliated with these app-based cab aggregators participated in the protest called by Tourist Taxi Union Sangharsh Chalak Malak Sanghathana at Azad Maidan. The strike will be called off by 4pm.

“While there was no surge pricing around 7am, tariff started to skyrocket with the onset of peak hours,” said Revati Jadhav, Parel resident who commutes to her workplace in Goregaon via app-based cab daily.

Criticising the protest, Sumeet Rao, Kharghar resident and a regular Ola user, said, “Instead of holding commuters to ransom, the union should fight out its differences with the government in the court.”

Ola, Uber drivers in Mumbai on strike today, commuters mildly affected