Tag: Mattar Al Tayer

Students, senior citizens and people with special needs who are applying for discounted Nol Blue cards will be asked to present their National Identity Cards, a Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) official said. All applicants must possess National Identity Cards to qualify for the discounted fare cards

What do you get if you pour thousands of people from over 80 different countries into an enclosed space with little guideline on expected behaviour? A melting pot of cultural differences, in which everyone thinks their way is right. Welcome aboard Dubai Metro.

The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has announced that it will continue with its popular 'kids go free' campaign from May 14 to September 30. The campaign this year will include 50 per cent discount on airfare for up to two kids under 12 years when flying Emirates and 25 per cent discount on airfare for up to two kids under 12 years when travelling on flyDubai.

Motorists in Dubai have been warned again not to drive in dedicated bus and taxi lanes to avoid fines. We will use surveillance cameras on the roads with dedicated bus and taxi lanes to monitor private vehicles and will forward the information about offending vehicles to police to issue fines accordingly

The Board of Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), chaired by H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director, has recently approved the construction of local road projects in three residential districts; namely Al Khawaneej 1, Al Barsha 1, 2 & 3, and Al Warqa 1, 2, 3 & 4.

RTA will operate 24 trains in the morning peak hours and 29 trains in the evening. Jebel Ali Metro Station opened on Friday following the inspection visit of Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of RTA. The opening of Jebel Ali Metro Station brings the number of stations opened to 27.

More passengers are expected to use the Dubai Metro with the Friday opening of the Jebel Ali station, next to an industrial corridor where thousands of people work, potentially changing Dubai's public transport scene. The Dubai Metro already carries an average of 170,000 passengers daily

Much of what we do in the UAE depends on having the trusted and convenient plastic cards to swipe our way to purchasing new clothes, taking in a movie or travelling on the Metro. But those shiny credit cards, bank-account cards, and RTA Nol Metro cards may soon be a thing of the past due to new technology that will change the way we pay for things.

Commuters and residents are looking forward to the opening of the long-awaited Jebel Ali Metro station on Friday, which is intended to alleviate long and often delayed commutes and increase access to the rest of the city. The station will provide trains to and from the Jebel Ali Free Zone every five to eight minutes during peak hours

By Andy Sambidge  www.arabianbusiness.com Jebel Ali Station, the terminal destination on the Red Line of the Dubai Metro, will open on Friday March 11, the...