UAE campaign urges petrol boycott on Wed
“Where is this is going to end? Are we all going to have ride the Dubai Metro? ... The price of everything is going to increase and it is going to be justified due to higher petrol prices,” the email reads.
Tabreed to Consider Alternatives on Bond Payments
Tabreed, which provides cooling for facilities such as the Dubai Metro and Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island, posted a 1.12 billion- dirham loss last year after a profit of 73 million dirhams in 2008, the company said March 8.
RTA launches Nol credit and debit cards
Dubai: The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will launch a Nol card that can be used to make credit or debit purchases, making it easier for commuters to use one card for all their shopping needs and paying fares on various modes of public transport.
One card for shops and metro
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) wants to work with banks to produce special cards which would have the additional function of storing credit for use on public transport. It would effectively combine the capabilities of an ordinary credit card with those of the RTA’s Nol card, which is used to pay when boarding buses, water buses and the metro.
RTA complete 97% of the air-conditioned bus shelters
The Public Transport Agency at Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has so far completed construction of 760 air-conditioned bus shelters at 656 locations in Dubai, hitting a completion rate as high as 97%, with an operation rate reaching 81%, meanwhile work is up and running in completing the remaining shelters whose total number is 971 shelters, according to Abdulla Yousef Al Ali, Director of Bus Dep’t at RTA Public Transport Agency.
Digital footprints
The first deployment of WiMAX in the United Arab Emirates has only recently taken place on the Dubai Metro, whilst the entire Kingdom of Bahrain has had access to this technology for over a year.
Dubai metro
Dubai metro video, 18. April 2010
Advertisers take Metro to beat crowded market
Metro's growing reach is increasing its advertising horizon and it is evident from a massive launch campaign of Dubai-based Iconic brand – a retail outlet just being launched in Deira City Centre.
Chewing gum will invite fine on Dubai Metro
Dubai: Chewing gum is prohibited on the Dubai Metro and all other modes of public transport including buses and water buses, said a senior official.
Metro hasn’t dented taxi business, say cab drivers
Prior to the launch of Dubai Metro last year, many taxi drivers in Dubai were anxious about the possible loss of income it would bring about.
