The Cabildo of Gran Canaria has announced it will file a cassation appeal with the Supreme Court. This decision follows the recent ruling by the High Court of Justice of the Canary Islands (TSJC), which upholds that the limitation of 20 monthly trips for municipal taxi licenses not originating from Telde and Ingenio at Gran Canaria Airport cannot be maintained.
Manuel López, the insular director of Transport, has defended the legality of this restriction, which has been in place for five years. According to economic reports on the supply and demand of taxi services at the Gando aerodrome, vehicles from Telde and Ingenio have sufficient capacity to meet the needs.
López recalled that the 'transfer' system—authorizations granted by the Cabildo via a telematic platform—was limited to 20 monthly services after passenger numbers recovered post-pandemic. This limitation, according to the director, allows for up to 480,000 passenger pick-ups by taxi drivers from other municipalities, of which only approximately 9% are utilized.
As an example from other islands, López pointed out that at Tenerife North Airport, only taxis with a municipal license from La Laguna are permitted to pick up passengers.
The TSJC ruling, which will be appealed to the Supreme Court, once again sides with the Association for the Rights of Autonomous Taxi Drivers of the Canary Islands (Asprotac). It dismisses the appeal filed by the Cabildo, the City Council of Telde, and the Regional Federation of Taxis of the Canary Islands (Fedetax) against the initial judgment by the Contentious-Administrative Court number 4 in April 2025.
