[cnmo News] According to the "Shanghai Release" WeChat account, based on the suggestions of citizens and passengers, the Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission decided to resume online ride-hailing services within the Pudong Airport area from February 4. Citizen passengers can use various websites to The car-hailing platform makes reservations for cars within the Pudong Airport area. Later that day, cnmo noticed that regarding the news of "Shanghai's resumption of online taxi hailing at Pudong Airport", @Huxijin posted on his blog that "Lao Hu would like to praise this decision." He said, "The city of Shanghai has treated this wave of public opinion with great grace, and in line with public opinion, it has promptly revoked the original decision and resumed the operation of online ride-hailing services at Pudong Airport. I would say that this move in Shanghai, the largest city in China, is I admire Lao Hu very much as a journalist."
Previously, on January 29, the Shanghai Municipal Road Transport Administration issued the "Notice on Prohibiting the Operation of Online Car Hailing at Pudong Airport" (referred to as the Notice). It was mentioned that in order to ensure smooth and orderly traffic on the land side of Pudong Airport, especially during the Spring Festival travel period, online car-hailing operations are strictly prohibited from soliciting passengers in the Pudong Airport area. However, on February 2, some netizens said that a platform called "Airport Travel" can still provide related services and has a consultation counter in the airport, and the prices are also on the high side.
A reporter contacted Airport Travel about this matter, and its staff said, "Due to the policy, it is no longer possible to provide pick-up services." Chen Yuefeng, deputy dean of the School of Law at East China University of Political Science and Law, said in an interview with Shanghai TV's "News Perspective", This regulation on online car-hailing is neither grounded nor reasonable. It restricts the operation rights of online car-hailing drivers, and also involves fair competition with cruise cars, infringing on the right to fair competition of online car-hailing cars.