Portugal’s consumer association DECO is questioning the legality of a Lisbon Airport taxi protocol setting weekday daytime fixed fares at €16 or €19 by zone from 15 October 2026.
The cooperation deal, signed by Lisbon City Council with taxi associations (and involving ANA / Turismo de Lisboa voucher pricing in related reporting), is framed as voluntary self-regulation until a municipal airport tariff by-law. DECO lawyer Paulo Fonseca told Lusa passengers may not realistically choose the meter at the exclusive rank, and fixed airport fares should sit in a council tariff regulation with a visible meter option. Signatories say prices are ATL-set, not council-imposed official fares, and aim at transparency until a permanent regulation. Treat DECO’s stance as a legal challenge, not a court ruling.