TORONTO (CP) -- A protest by taxi and limousine drivers serving Toronto's Pearson International Airport will continue, but without gridlock-causing pickets like one earlier this week that forced passengers to walk to the airport.
Toronto's airport authority had been granted an injunction to stop the protest by the drivers, who held up traffic on roads leading to Pearson.
The Airport Taxi-cab Alliance had planned to appeal the injunction, but a deal was reached before the two parties appeared in a Brampton court.
Jerry Levitan, a lawyer representing the drivers, says the agreement allows the drivers to protest in designated areas at each terminal and the airport authority's offices, but without blocking highways leading to the airport.
But Levitan warns the drivers have not ruled out appealing the injunction in the future if they feel the airport authority is not showing goodwill in negotiations.
Greater Toronto Airports Authority spokeswoman Connie Turner says the agreement follows the protest protocol the authority had presented to the drivers.
The authority and Air Canada had sought the injunction, citing concern for the safety of passengers.
''We're not going to have a traffic or safety issue on our hands, which we're very pleased about,'' Turner said Wednesday.
The drivers want the authority to grant new limo licences on the basis of seniority.
Under the current arrangement, the authority issues licences to companies that submit proposals.
A protest Monday created traffic gridlock around Pearson, forcing many travellers to sprint to the terminals to catch their flights.
A 24-hour injunction granted Tuesday meant drivers could not block highways leading into the airport.
The drivers had threatened to block airport entrances again if they succeeded in overturning the injunction, which Levitan refused to rule out in the future.
''All lawful options will be open to us,'' he said Wednesday.
