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About 400 taxis set off from Terminal 1 in first gear at 06.00 this morning for the start of a 24-hour strike, and by late morning, a tailback of five kilometrs was reported on the C-31 regional highway.
They blocked the main access routes for lorries heading to Barcelona port en route from the airport to the central Plaza de España in a bid to bring 'strategic points of the city to a halt.
Since the first flights landed in Barcelona this morning, incoming passengers – who had no idea about the strike until they arrived – had to find alternative transport, whilst only around six cabs were on duty to give free rides to disabled people or those who needed to go to hospitals.
The ramp up to the taxi rank in Terminal 1 is closed off.
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