It was a historic day for Dubai when first test cargo flight landed at Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International airport, giving the green light for operations to begin next Sunday. Emirates Flight EK9883, a Boeing 777 freighter operating Hong Kong-Dubai and piloted by Captain Ahmad Bin Huzaim and First Officer Nabil Yousuf Ahmad Mohammad Rai [...]
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Historic Day for Dubai as Al Maktoum International airport receives first flight
June 22nd, 2010 | by Dubai Dude | published in Business in Dubai, Dubai Transport, Featured, Living in Dubai
RTA cancels popular bus routes to force Metro usage
May 24th, 2010 | by Dubai Dude | published in Dubai Transport, Living in Dubai
In order to force commuters to use the Metro, RTA is canceling some popular Bus routes across Dubai. The RTA’s Public Transport Agency which runs public buses, cancelled a number of bus routes in recent months, especially on routes which run parallel to the Metro line. However, the cancellation of some very popular bus services [...]
Pedways to link major buildings in Dubai
December 21st, 2009 | by Dubai Dude | published in Dubai Transport, Living in Dubai
Government of Dubai is now planning to build climate controlled pedways to link major buildings to promote a walking culture. Thse pedways will link major buildings, shopping centres, Metro stations and bus stations. The aim is to make Dubai a pedestrian-friendly city and to encourage people to walk to cover short distances,” Abdul Mohsin Ebrahim, [...]
City Center Station of Dubai Metro will make Deira more atrractive
July 4th, 2009 | by Dubai Dude | published in Dubai Transport, Living in Dubai
People of Dubai are quite excited about upcoming launch of Dubai Metro. Some consider it as a refreshing alternate to traffic-clogged buses and overcharging taxis, while others take it as an attractive addition to Dubai landscape, allowing commuters to access far reached places with far more conveniently than currently possible. Gulf News reports that the [...]
RTA launched e-Bus Card, caught commuters by surprise
May 20th, 2009 | by Dubai Dude | published in Dubai Transport, Living in Dubai
RTA has launched e-Bus cards for people traveling in public buses. This is first phase of Automatic Fare Collection System and will expand to taxis, Water buses and Metro. The devices for reading the e-Bus cards have been installed in a number of buses plying on more than 20 routes in the emirate. RTA advises [...]
Now you have to pay if your Taxi gets stuck in Dubai traffic
April 9th, 2009 | by Dubai Dude | published in Dubai Transport, Living in Dubai
It all started with a slow down in economy. Commuters, feeling the credit crunch, reduced their taxi usage. This severely hampered performance of taxi drivers, who unable to meet their daily targets started to offer shared trips. However, as they were still unable to meet daily targets and were pressurized by their management, most of [...]
Minimum Dubai Taxi Fare will be Dhs 10 from now on
April 3rd, 2009 | by Dubai Dude | published in Dubai Transport, Living in Dubai
In another act of autosarcophagy, RTA has setup a minimum of Dhs 10 taxi fare in Dubai. The starting fare for the Taxis will be Dhs 4 but if passengers’ commute make less than Dhs 10, they still have to pay the minimum fare. This is especially harsh for those passengers who use taxis for [...]
Two Thousand more taxis to come on road
March 22nd, 2009 | by Dubai Dude | published in Dubai Transport, Living in Dubai
According to a statement by Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) official, the number of taxis in Dubai will go up to 10,000 by the year end from the present strength of 8,000. A satellite surveillance system will be in place to help manage the fleet. The upgrading process will boost the efficiency of the fleet [...]
Online Journey Planner From RTA On The Way
February 22nd, 2009 | by Dubai Dude | published in Dubai Transport
Dubai Road and Transport Authority (RTA) is planning to launch an online joureny planner sytem in March 2009. According to Khaleej Times, the system will help passengers calculate the fares of the journey, and find the easiest and the fastest mode of transport to a particular destination and the changing points between buses. The system [...]
Sharekni: The RTA Car Pooling Website
February 22nd, 2009 | by Dubai Dude | published in Dubai Transport
Sharekni is car pooling website by RTA. It is an official attempt to ease traffic congestion and “legally” facilitate commuters for car pooling. Sharekni requires more promotion to get people acquainted to it. Currently most of the searches made on the site returns no results. Also, RTA has to soften its policies on car pooling [...]