“I’m never going back to Mexico again, it’s crazy.” This is how the Canadian athlete began his video Xavier Cormier by demonstrating alleged fraud by a taxi driver, who attempted to charge him one thousand dollars for a ride between the terminals of the international airport in Cancun, Quintana Roo.
On his TikTok account, the calisthenics enthusiast said he took a taxi when he arrived in the Mexican Caribbean and shared his destination with the driver. However, he noticed the unit slowly heading toward Cancun International Airport until it stopped and demanded payment by card.
Xavier Cormier He shared that they had previously agreed on a five dollar fee, but upon leaving the unit he received a thousand dollar charge; The amount seemed excessive to him, so he decided to call the security guards, but at that moment the taxi driver tried to flee with the athlete's suitcases and other belongings.
“Taxi driver, I almost broke my leg,” says tourist in Cancun
The Canadian said he managed to catch up with the unit and held on to the door to stop the march. That's when the authorities arrived. airports
to whom he told about the alleged fraud.
“This taxi stole a thousand dollars from Terminal 4 to Terminal 3. While I was calling security, he tried to run away with my suitcase. Luckily, I was able to jump in the car and get my bags out. “I almost broke my leg,” he explained in one of the five videos shared on his social networks.
So far, it is unclear if there were any consequences against the taxi driver who allegedly tried to charge him a thousand dollars for a transfer between terminals at Cancun International Airport. Quintana Roo
. Additionally, state authorities have not commented on the matter.
Cancun taxi driver attacks tourist using Uber
Taxi drivers in Cancun, Quintana Roo, were accused of verbally and physically attacking tourists and app drivers because they sought to be the only transportation operators in the entire area of the Cancún International Airport. Cancun.
In September 2023, a video of a driver attacking a driver for picking up a passenger at one of the terminals went viral. Seconds later, other taxi drivers joined in the beating and local authorities intervened, calling for dialogue.
A series of protests and blockades have also been recorded in the region in recent months due to “excessive fares” imposed by some taxi drivers which mainly affect domestic and foreign tourists.
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