DUBAI: As part of precautionary measures to cope with the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced several preventive and proactive measures to protect the health of public transport riders. Measures taken include controlling the number of riders per metro/bus to maintain a safe distance between riders. Bus doors will be controlled by the driver. The front/middle …

ABU DHABI: The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) in Abu Dhabi announced that it has added 36 buses and 122 trips to its public bus network on routes with high demand during peak hours. This comes in line with ITC’s efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and to maintain the public’s …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Following a directive from the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), to contain the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, Etihad Airways temporarily suspended flight operations for an initial 14 days as of 24 March 2020. To support passengers with impacted travel, Etihad Airways has updated its Etihad …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates ground crews around the world have bid farewell to their last operating flights back to Dubai. EK 005 to London Heathrow, which departed at 1605hrs on 24 March was the last flight to take off from Dubai. EK 262 from Sao Paulo, which landed at 2235hrs (local time) was the last flight to arrive on …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates SkyCargo has stepped up its commitment to facilitate the flow of essential goods across markets including the UAE. Working in a scenario where global air cargo capacity has been severely constrained due to restrictions on passenger flights, Emirates SkyCargo continues to ensure that goods such as food and medical supplies are transported to destinations where they …

MANAMA: In keeping with food security amidst the global outbreak of the Coronavirus COVID-19, Lulu Hypermarket has airlifted a special food consignment on a chartered Gulf Air’s flagship Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from India to Bahrain this morning in an initiative spearheaded by #TeamBahrain . Lulu Group, the largest retail group in the Kingdom, today received a special consignment of food produce …

News Desk DUBAI: UAE consumers are set to experience the ability to shop online with trust and confidence with DubaiStore, a new UAE ecommerce marketplace platform created by Digital Economy Solutions (DES) which has gone live. The new ecommerce platform is an initiative that will facilitate small and medium businesses to sell their products online providing a healthy competition with …

News Desk ABU DHABI, UAE: The UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), have brought forward their directive to suspend all inbound, outbound, and transit passenger flights in the UAE to today. This decision has been made to limit the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus and to protect citizens, residents, and international …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways (Etihad) will temporarily suspend all flights to, from, and via Abu Dhabi following a decision by the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), to suspend all inbound, outbound, and transit passenger flights in the UAE. This decision has been made to limit the spread of the …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Due to the global spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, the health and aviation authorities of the People’s Republic of China have issued a directive to all international airlines flying to Beijing, instructing them to land in another designated airport in China before continuing to the capital. Effective from Sunday 22 March, Etihad Airways services to Beijing …