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Majestic Wings to land in Dubai World Central
Majestic Wings, a private jet charter services company based in Dubai, has signed an agreement with Dubai World Central (DWC) to establish a fixed-base operators facility within the project’s Aviation District. The company, which provides VIP air transportation, executive handling, charter and land services for business aircraft, is owned by Sheikh Hamad bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan and Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Nahyan.
Cabbies get free massages for bringing clients
Taxi drivers in the emirate are illegally earning commissions and free massages for taking customers to health and spa clubs. A spokesman for the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said the practice could taint Dubai’s image, and the authority would urge taxi companies to discourage it.
Fans caught out by lack of taxis
About 1,500 people showed up for the first day, and a security guard at the stadium said the queues for taxis started at about 4pm and continued until 7pm. Other supporters turned to Twitter to voice their frustration. John Harris, posting under the handle RugbyCricketFan, wrote: “We waited 1 hr 40 mins for a taxi. It was dark and very cold by the time we got a cab.”
RTA: all Dubai taxi passengers are in safe hands
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) says its new In Safe Hands programme is a personalised taxi service, and carries no stigma for drivers who are not part of it. Last week, the RTA announced that families who want to travel with the city’s 60 safest drivers could pay for the privilege.
32 per cent drop in illegal taxis in Sharjah
The corporation attributed the decline to the development of bus and taxi fleets. As many as 5,614 cabs and 224 buses are running on the emirate’s roads. The launch of new bus stops at crowded areas and the deployment of more patrols and controllers are additional grounds.
Taxi drivers unsure if Dubai Metro Green Line is boom or bust
The opening of the Metro Green Line this week is a boon for passengers – but it has left taxi drivers undecided on whether it will harm or help their daily incomes. Some cabbies said their intake of fares dropped by as much as 25 per cent after the Red Line opened two years ago.
Three little girls who did not die in vain
The death of three young Emirati girls at the side of Airport Road two years ago today was an unspeakable tragedy. Shaikha Salem Al Mansouri, four, and her sisters Damayer, six, and Mariam, seven, were attempting to cross to Carrefour when they were hit by a speeding driver.
One dead, three injured in Dubai accident
A woman was killed early yesterday in a three-car crash in the Shindagah tunnel in Dubai. The accident at 3am involved a Nissan Patrol driven by a man aged 27, a taxi driven by a man, 29, and a Corolla driven by a third man, 27.
