The strike by the Western Cape E-Hailing Association (WCEA) at Cape Town International Airport, which had affected passengers travelling to and from the airport, came to an end at midnight yesterday (April 29).

The three-day strike started on Saturday (April 27), with the WCEA protesting in response to the lack of parking provided by the e-hailing app companies, and the working conditions. Participating drivers ceased all e-hailing services at CPT during the protest.

Siyabonga Hlabisa, Chairperson of the WCEA, told Tourism Update that the association was waiting for the involved companies to respond to their grievances.

“If not, the leadership is going to meet this week to discuss other ways of moving forward. For now, we are giving them time until the end of this week to see if they respond positively or not,” said Hlabisa.

“We will decide collectively if things don’t work in our favour. We will then engage with our national fraternity with the view that should they not come to the table and deal with our reasonable grievances and demands, then we will embark on a bigger action on a national level,” said Omar Parker, Secretary of the WCEA.

Airports Company South Africa said the grievances raised by the e-hailing association were not directed at airport operations or the management at the airport.