Cancun, Q.R. — Cancun Uber drivers met with authorities Wednesday after a roadway protest. The group of rideshare drivers walked with banners alleging corruption and unfair practices by National Guard personnel.
The protest came after weeks of Uber vehicles being towed from the Cancun International Airport by National Guard.
On Wednesday evening, a group of around 30 drivers met at Malecón Tajamar where they began their walk toward the airport. With one lane blocked, drivers held banners saying “Uber is legal”, “Airport without Corruption” and “Enough Harassment”.
Their protest, which began around 5:00 p.m., ended with a discussion that included National Guard, the Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT) and the Southeast Airport Group (Asur). The outcome of that discussion has not been made public.
On Wednesday, Uber drivers voiced concerns over the increased attacks against drivers and the alleged abuse of authority by the National Guard who have jurisdiction over the federal airport.
Águeda Soto Esperilla, an Uber spokesperson, said they are alarmed by the complicity of the National Guard in the attacks and fines “not issued under the appropriate protocols.”

“The most serious thing is that they are ignoring the safety of tourists which directly affects them,” she said.
According to Soto Esperilla, the National Guard stops between three and four Uber vehicles a day, imposing fines of up to 54,000 pesos.
Rodrigo Alcázar Urrutia, the Director of the Quintana Roo Mobility Institute (Imoveqroo), said that Uber has protection but not the drivers. Soto Esperilla described these comments as “nonsensical.”