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Emirates Airline to increase fares from March 1

Emirates Airline Fuel Surcharge

Blaming recent fuel price hike, Emirates Airline is introducing a fuel surcharge, for all tickets issued on or after the March 1, 2012, to reflect the substantial recent increases in fuel costs.

The fuel surcharge will differ by markets and routes.

The fuel surcharge in Economy Class is Dh60 on routes from the UAE to the GCC, Middle East and South Asian Subcontinent. The surcharge for First Class and Business Class tickets on these routes is Dh390.

On routes from the UAE to Africa, Europe, the Far East and Australasia the surcharge is Dh120 in Economy Class and Dh500 in First Class and Business Class, respectively.

Posted by Dubai Dude - February 29, 2012 at 7:42 am

Categories: Dubai Transport, Living in Dubai Tags: Emirates Airlines

Dubai Transport Corporation against Car Pooling and Illegal Taxis

Carpooling in Dubai Illegal Taxis are defined in Dubai as the vehicles that are being used to transport people, without having a license for that. This is definition serves as a double edged sword, because while it identifies illegal taxis it also puts a red line on car-lift and car-pool services.

Dubai Transport Corporation (DTC), once again warned the public that motorists using private vehicles as taxis and those offering car-lift services will face fines and deportation, according to a top transport department official.

Posted by Dubai Dude - January 31, 2012 at 11:41 am

Categories: Dubai Transport, Living in Dubai Tags: Car Lift, Car Pooling, Dubai Transport Corporation

Grove Boats To Offer Solar Technology For Dubai Abras

Grove Boats to provide solar power to Dubai Abras

Switzerland based company, Grove Boats, has announced to provide solar power technology for Dubai Abras.

As reported in Khaleej Times, Guy Wolfensberger, managing director of Swiss-based Grove Boats, will discuss this proposal with RTA officials during the Dubai Boat Show in March.

We have a plan for the RTA to provide solar power technology for the abras. We can provide the technology to replace the diesel engines with the solar power. With the technology, the traditional image and looks of these boats will not be affected. The solar-powered boats will also help protect the Creek’s environment as there will be no diesel discharge and no engine sound.

Posted by Dubai Dude - January 20, 2012 at 11:57 pm

Categories: Business in Dubai, Dubai Transport, Living in Dubai Tags: Abra, Croatia, Dubai Boat Show, Dubai Creek, Grove Boats, RTA, Solar Power

Go4it a Visa and RTA Nol co-branded credit card for Dubai Metro

Go4it rta nol visa credit card Go4it, a co-branded credit card jointly launched by RTA, Emirates NBD, and Visa International, combines features of a Visa Credit card and RTA Nol card, which is used for public transport travel in Dubai.

The new ‘Go4it’ credit card comes with Nol transit application, used for making payments on the RTA transit network and at parking meters. The credit card is linked to Nol and Salik accounts and can be configured to automatically top up these accounts when the funds fall below certain levels.

Posted by Dubai Dude - November 29, 2011 at 11:30 pm

Categories: Dubai Transport, Living in Dubai Tags: Credit Card, Dubai Metro, Emirates NBD, Nol Card, RTA, Visa International

Dhs 300 fine for falling asleep in Dubai Metro

sleeping in Dubai Metro

Watch your Zzzz while you ride on Dubai Metro, because if you doze off, you could get a rude awakening – and a fine.

As Gulf News reports, a US student, who visited her parents in Dubai recently, boarded Dubai Metro from Khalid Bin Waleed station. She dozed off and went past Ibn Battuta station where she was supposed to get off.

A ticketing inspector woke her up at Jebel Ali station, the last south-bound stop on the Red Line. Before she had the chance to regain her composure, she was handed a Dh300 fine.

Posted by Dubai Dude - November 17, 2011 at 1:13 pm

Categories: Dubai Transport, Living in Dubai Tags: Dubai Metro, Ibn Battuta, Jebel Ali, Khalid Bin Waleed, RTA

Toyota Al-Futtaim Motors recall 200 vehicles including Avalon, Camry and Lexus

Toyota’s local distributor is looking to recall nearly 2,000 Toyota and Lexus 2004 models in the UAE.

The models listed by Al-Futtaim Motors include 929 Toyota Avalon and Camry vehicles and 1,015 Lexus RX330 and ES300 vehicles all 2004 year models.

The voluntary service campaign will inspect the vehicles to check and possibly replace the crankshaft pulley on the V6 engine.

This comes as part of a worldwide recall by Toyota Motor of around 550,000 vehicles due to steering problems. In these cases, the outer ring of the engine’s crankshaft pulley has become misaligned with the inner ring, causing noise or a warning signal to light up.