Travelers who have scheduled airflights this weekend at the Melbourne Airport have been advised to take alternative options as taxi drivers vowed to refuse taking in passengers in light of their protest to the end of the short-fare queues system at the airport.

On Friday, some 300 taxi drivers staged a two-hour protest action which not only created pandemonium but also wearied and anxious passengers who already very much wanted to get out of the airport but can't find a cab anywhere near.

Anna Gillett, Melbourne Airport spokeswoman, said Melbourne Airport terminated the old short-fare queues system on Wednesday on reports it was being regularly rorted by drivers.

"Under the old system, we had a daily average of 200 taxis that jumped the queue by heading directly to the terminal taxi rank," Ms Gillett was quoted by The Age.

The drivers gathered at the airport after receiving a text message that read "We can't just be quiet and accept this abuse. I ask every taxi driver to please come to the airport on Friday 3rd of May at 10am and block all entries to airport until our voice is heard."

They formed a blockade at the entrances at Tullamarine between 10am and noon.

However, not all taxi drivers joined the protest action, eventually angering those who were at the line. Reports said those in the protest line ''hurled abuse'' at drivers who chose to continue working.

The heated confrontations ultimately went out of control, requiring the invention of police as well as airport security.

The Victorian Taxi Association has said it does not support the blockade.

''We understand there's a lot of tension,'' David Samuel from the Victorian Taxi Association said. ''Drivers are upset about the short fare system being removed and a number of other issues. We're trying to talk to them and Melbourne Airport to get the outcome that suits everyone.''

"We work for 2 hours and get an $8 fare, it's not fair. They treat us like slaves, like dogs," driver Ayush Sethi was quoted by The Australian. "We work for $8 an hour and they're further exploiting us on top of that."

Melbourne Airport arranged that extra buses be present to transport arriving passengers to Southern Cross station.

The disgruntled taxi drivers vowed to continue the rally at 8am on Monday.