Uber and Lyft Drivers Stage Protest at Atlanta Airport to Deliberately Leave Holiday Travelers Stranded (VIDEO)
Uber and Lyft drivers deliberately tried to disrupt holiday travel on Saturday, the day before Christmas Eve, by staging an hours-long protest at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia.
The drivers shut off their apps at 4 p.m. and parked at the airport for hours without accepting fares.
“As long as we protest, passengers will continue to be stranded, and maybe that will make an impact,” one of the drivers told FOX Atlanta.
According to a report from Fox Business, “The protest was intended to send a message to the rideshare companies that drivers deserve higher wages, as drivers claim they are enough per ride.”
Drivers say they are making less than 50 percent of the fare per ride — with some saying that it is less than 30 percent.
