Barcelona Taxi Drivers strike

[G.M.T.]

Barcelona taxi drivers are going on indefinite strike, again:

 

 

http://www.catalannews.com/society-science/item/barcelona-taxi-drivers-on-indefinite-strike

[NancyW12]

Anyone with further knowledge on this? Are taxis still running from port to airport? I leave on Sunday.

Thanks!

[alaska_planner]

sunday today or sunday next week?

 

yesterday and today the taxis were completely on strike....i don't know about days to come..

 

people on other threads reported having to take a bus from the airport to their hotel..

another reported taking the subway from their hotel to las ramblas today to get to the port - i think there was a royal caribbean shuttle in the city to take people to the port but you had to get to where it was..

[Trixie21]

sunday today or sunday next week?

 

yesterday and today the taxis were completely on strike....i don't know about days to come..

 

people on other threads reported having to take a bus from the airport to their hotel..

another reported taking the subway from their hotel to las ramblas today to get to the port - i think there was a royal caribbean shuttle in the city to take people to the port but you had to get to where it was..

 

 

 

We fly to Barcelona in just over a month - staying for 3 days in Barcelona before joining Symphony of the Seas.

Hope all is resolved by then - we have private transfers booked - are the private companies operating again?

 

 

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[cruiservirginia]

Who are you using for private transfers?

[Trixie21]

Suntransfers. Booked them earlier this year.

 

 

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[G.M.T.]

More information - not looking good:

 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45009087

[2yanksand1pole]

I was on the Suntransfers website earlier trying to find out if they are still operating during the strike, but so far, no one available to "chat" with...:(

[NancyW12]

I arrive in Barcelona this Saturday (Aug 4) and depart on my cruise Aug 5. Return to the airport very early Aug 12. I feel I can navigate the airport to my hotel to the cruise dock via public transport, but I'm a bit worried about return to the airport on the 12th as I had planned to take a taxi. How were the cruise lines about getting folks off the boat and to the airport yesterday (Sunday the 29th)?

[JR_Angus]

Taxi drivers strike in Barcelona and Madrid over for time being. Could resume in September.

https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/08/02/inenglish/1533194637_952966.html

[NancyW12]

I ended up booking a bus transfer with NCL for $25 a person. Oh well. It's less than a taxi and not looking for glamour at 6am. Glad to know the strike is suspended.