Dubai Informer

If you are caught driving a vehicle whose records have been removed from the Roads and Transport Authority’s (RTA) system, you will face serious legal consequences, a senior official warned on Monday. The RTA announced that it will start writing-off vehicles whose registrations have expired two or more years ago, effective by the end of [...]

A deadly car accident has claimed the life of 33-year-old car driver Monday night on Emirates road. The car accident that occurred on the Global Village intersection on Emirates Road heading to Abu Dhabi occurred because of the driver’s excessive speed. The driver, who is from one of the Asian countries, lost control of the [...]

Dubai International started the second half of the year on a positive note as Dubai Airports reported monthly passenger numbers that eclipsed the elusive four-million mark for the first time. Dubai International handled a total of 4,307,926 passengers in July compared to 3,768,965 in July 2009, a year on year increase of 14.3 per cent. [...]

With the start of the holy month of Ramadan, Emirates has undertaken several initiatives to ensure the comfort and care of fasting customers. The award winning Emirates in-flight service has developed a special offering for passengers observing Ramadan, in keeping with traditions and values of this important religious occasion. For flights departing close to Iftar, [...]

Celebrating the Holy Month of Ramadan, Emirates is offering passengers some excellent fares to 20 select destinations across the Middle East, Far East and Africa. Customers will save up to 10 percent on regular market fares when traveling in Economy or Business Class. The offer is valid for booking as of 1st August for travel [...]

Dubai Metro service hours during the holy month of Ramadan will start from 06.00 am and continue until 01.00 am (after midnight) during weekdays, and from 02.00 pm to 01.00 am on Fridays, announced Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board & Executive Director of the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA). Al Tayer also announced [...]

Traffic mortality in Dubai dropped to 90 cases in the first half of the current year from 120 cases in the corresponding half of 2009. The traffic deaths index in Dubai fell from 7,11 per 100,000 people to less than 1 per 100,000. Dubai is hoping to have a zero target in the next ten [...]

flydubai, Dubai’s first low cost airline, is giving all passengers a 100% reimbursement of their fare if they travel between 15th August and 6th September 2010 during the holy month of Ramadan. A first of its kind, no other airline in the region has offered all its passengers traveling within specific dates the full fare [...]

The Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) has underscored that the celebration of the Liwa Date Festival 2010 forms part of the ADACH’s strategy. The Director General of ADACH, Chairman of the High Organizing Committee Mohammed Khalaf Al Mazrouei, said in a statement that the ADACH works hard to safeguard the heritage of [...]

Spain’s victory in the 2010 Fifa World Cup will heighten interest in Emirates’ next route into Europe, the airline said. Commenting on Spain’s triumph in South Africa, Salem Obaidullah, Emirates’ senior vice-president of commercial operations, Europe and Russian Federation, said: “Madrid has already turned out to be a fast-selling destination with very healthy forward bookings [...]

Dubai has a Metro, we all know this now. There is a red line and soon there will be a green line. The Dubai Metro is fast and quite convenient to use. In case you did not see the Dubai Metro in Action yet, check out this high definition video of the Dubai Metro right [...]

Emirates flight 901 from Dubai (DXB) to Amman (AMM) returned to Dubai this morning when the first officer was unwell, a responsible source said. The flight landed in Dubai at 10:15 and re-departed for AMM at 11:15. It is scheduled to arrive AMM at 13:23 local time. EK 901 operated an A330 with 12 passengers [...]

Royal Jet – the Abu Dhabi-based luxury aviation company, chaired by Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan – can now lay claim to be operating the world’s most luxurious, sophisticated and technologically-advanced private jet in the world. This follows the return this week of a refurbished BBJ – registration A6-RJY – from a multi-million dollar [...]

Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Roads and transport Authority (RTA) Mattar Al Tayer announced that RTA has completed construction of all phases of the Dubai Bypass Road at cost over AED1 billion. The 70-km-long road stretches from the environs of Sharjah Emirate at Al Sajaa Interchange and terminating at the exit [...]

Tomorrow is another big day for Dubai and the United Arab Emirates. Sunday the 27th of June 2010. That day will again put Dubai on the map and change things for the better. Dubai World Central in Jebel Ali is about to open the worlds busiest* Airport – the Al Maktoum International Airport. (*soon to [...]

flydubai, landed in Assiut early this morning, marking the start of operations to its third Egyptian destination and sixteenth route overall. FZ181 took off from Dubai International Airport’s Terminal 2 at 0030hrs and made its inaugural landing in the ancient city of Assiut at 0315hrs local time this morning. One of the oldest and largest [...]

flydubai, is continuing the rapid expansion of its network with the announcement of flights to Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city and financial capital. Today’s announcement is the sixth new route announcement within a span of four weeks, bringing flydubai’s growing route network to an impressive 19 destinations. Pakistan is home to many of the expatriate workers [...]

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is now enforcing the Dubai Parking Law, and this means that the minimum parking charges across Dubai have doubled. The first hour of parking will set you back 2 AED now instead of 1 AED  in some areas said an RTA spokesperson. RTA workers will update 100 – 150 [...]

Al Maktoum International Airport, the second Dubai Airport, will open on June 27 this year. And since it is Dubai, it will be “the world’s largest airport”. The operations will start on June 27 only for freight (what the main purpose of the new airport is anyway). Passenger operations will start at a later date, [...]

The Rose Rotana Hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road was one of the first victims of the global financial crisis last year. Nearly finished and with the logos already put up the opening was canceled and the plug pulled completely. No Rose Rotana they said. Now it was announced that the hotel, which will be the [...]