Uber will continue to operate in the AICM: "There is no legal impediment"

“According to the current legal framework, for the provision of private transportation services through the Uber app in the AICM, no permit is required, so no related sanction is applicable,” he said. Uber in a statement.

Recently, the authorities of the government of Mexico City carried out operations to prevent users of the capital’s airport from boarding the taxi services offered by applications such as Uber, DiDi, Cabify or Beat.

In addition, signs were posted that read: “Prohibited to provide services or boarding of passengers in digital platform taxis. Fine 43,000”.

But Uber refuses to abide by these warnings and, through a statement, invited its customers to request trips with confidence: “We reiterate our commitment to the thousands of users in the country’s airports who look to Uber for a solution to move from efficient and reliable way.

A few days ago, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador gave his opinion on the matter: “We seek to solve problems and help people, all citizens; however, we have to be confronted with vested interest groups, large and small mafias, corruption, smuggling, many vices”. The president promised to review the decision to charge fines to drivers of Uber, DiDi, etc.

The statement was sent to Uber drivers, where the company also asks for “peace of mind” by arguing that “no permit is required” and that, if you need “assistance with the provision of private transportation service using the app of Uber in the AICM”, contact the assistance center for drivers.