Category: Dubai News
Emirates launches flights to Dublin
Emirates launched its new Dublin route, the third new route to be added to Emirates’ route network in the opening days of 2012 as the airline forges forward with its global expansion. After the launch of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and Buenos Aires in Argentina on 3rd January 2012, the Irish capital took its position […]
Dubai Airport Smartphone App
App for Dubai Airport Navigating Dubai Airport just got easier with the introduction of a mobile application for Apple and Android devices. Called myDXB, the Dubai Airport App provides information on flights and gate numbers as well as way-finding to locate customer-facing services across the 3 terminals of Dubai International. The idea behind creating myDXB […]
Emirates to start Seattle to Dubai Flights
Emirates will begin daily nonstop flights between Dubai and Seattle-Tacoma Airport on 1st March. The move will offer travelers a new option from Seattle to destinations in the Middle East, Asia and Africa via the airline’s hub in Dubai. Emirates flies to more than 100 destinations from Dubai, including multiple cities on the Indian subcontinent […]
Dubai Taxi rolls out ‘Vehicles with no lost items’ campaign
The Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC), & Roads Transport Authority (RTA) has recently launched ‘Vehicles with no lost items’ campaign to educate cabdrivers on the adverse impacts of failing to find passengers’ lost items on Dubai Taxi Corporation’s services and reputation. Yousef Al Ali, Director of DTC Fleet Operations said… The campaign, being the first of […]
Dubai Airport Snooze Cube Sleep box
Snooze Cube Dubai Airport Dubai International Airport has become the first airport in the region to introduce modular sleeping pods that offer travellers comfort, privacy, entertainment and connectivity at the world’s 4th busiest airport for international passenger traffic. The sleep boxes at Dubai Airport called SnoozeCube contains a full-sized bed, a touch-screen television offering a […]
Dubai Flights to Copenhagen, Denmark
Emirates flights to Copenhagen from Dubai operate daily with 237-seat A330-200 aircraft. The use of 3-class configuration aircraft makes Emirates the first airline to serve Copenhagen with a first class cabin since 2006 when Varig seized operating and Thai reconfigured its cabin layout. SAS has previously operated the route between Copenhagen and Dubai in winter […]
Dubai Metro Green Line Opens
Two years to the day after becoming the Gulf’s first mass-transit rail system, the Dubai Metro has opened its Green line. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, launched on September 9, 2011, the official operation of the Dubai Metro Green Line which stretches 23 km and comprises 18 stations in addition to the […]
RTA launches monthly Dubai Nol passes
Regular commuters of the Metro in Dubai can now travel unlimited within their selected zones as RTA launches a variety of monthly passes for a fixed price. The monthly Nol card passes come in 3 denominations of Dh100, Dh180 and Dh270, each with a particular travel plan. The Dh100 pass is limited for travelling with […]
Higher Fares on Dubai’s Metro and Buses
Public Transport commuters in Dubai will have to pay more for traveling inside Central Business Districts as the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) re-structure mobility zones in Dubai. With the launch of the Green Line, the expansion of zones from 5 to 7, metro and bus fares for travelling in the area would be affected. […]
Eritrean Airlines to Dubai
Eritrean Airlines resumes flight operations to Dubai The national carrier of Eritrea, Eritrean Airlines has now resumed its flights to Dubai International Airport following the re-launch of its international operations on 16th July. Eritrean Airlines will operate 4 weekly flights to Dubai, with flights arriving from the Eritrean Capital city of Asmara at 12.40 hrs […]
Dubai Malls to Open From 10am to Midnight
Dubai Shopping Mall Opening Hours Shoppers and residents in Dubai are in for a treat as Dubai shopping malls will be open from 10am to 12 midnight throughout this month. A directive was issued in this regard taking into account the influx of visitors to Dubai during the ongoing Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) and to […]