The mobility department issued these schedules on October 27. They run from November 1 to the end of February, but the association's president, Antoni Bauzá, is highly critical of them. What they entail, he explains, is that only 40% of taxis will be available at any given time (there are 1,240 in all), and these will not be sufficient to meet demand. "We are repeating the same mistakes of the past and which have caused the images of queues that we saw this summer."
Bauzá points out that the hoteliers have been talking about occupancy levels of up to 80%."They have said that this year's low season will be very good and that they expect very high occupancy levels." On Tuesday and Thursday this week, when several cruise ships arrived at the port in the morning, "queues of tourists could be seen waiting for a taxi".
The mobility councillor, Francesc Dalmau, has defended the taxi hours for the winter. "They are the fairest and most equitable for the sector."
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As Kelly said...Uber or Cabify (Keep it Spanish even!).....break up this mafia and make it good for the people all around. Less drunk driving, less being stranded, more money (tourist and local) put around the island, keep smaller towns open in the winter with restaurants....huge wins all around.
Uber or cabify. Easy fix for tourism and more jobs for local people that accommodate parenting or study.