Ride-hailing services have been suspended at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport.
To promote smooth and orderly traffic at the airport, particularly during the Spring Festival travel rush, ride-hailing vehicles are barred from Pudong Airport and neighboring areas, according to a pop-up notice on ride-hailing Apps.
The platforms have been instructed to monitor their drivers.
Local traffic authorities warned that app drivers would face legal consequences if caught picking up passengers at Pudong.
According to The Paper, the Shanghai Road Transport Administrative Bureau confirmed that the notification was genuine.
A local online ride-hailing platform also confirmed that it had received the aforementioned notification.