Author: Web Desk
Some of the many long weekends and extended public holidays in the calendar to be enjoyed by the UAE residents next year will be confirmed later next year by the UAE cabinet. Depending on predicted schedules and historical trends, most of these holidays may coincide with the weekends to make the holidays longer to the populace. The first day of year is New Year and it falls on Thursday, January 1, 2015, so it is possible to have a four-day weekend in the form of a combination with the weekend in Friday-Saturday. Ramadan will end in Eid Al Fitr in…
Emirates will create regular flights to Dammam using A350, and it was the first destination at the Kingdom to be served by Emirates by using the brand-new A350 of Airbus. The daily service is flight EK 827 which takes off at Dubai at 7.30 am and arrives at Dammam at 7.50 am. The outbound leg, EK 828, departs Dammam at 9.20 am to fly to Dubai where it will arrive at 11:45 am. This Emirates A350 is designed in three-class layout that has 312 seats, where: 32 Business Class lie-flat seats arranged in an one-two-one configuration, 21 Premium Economy sittings…
Air Arabia has also declared its intent to commence a daily non-stop service between Sharjah and Prague effective December 20, 2025, providing the passengers travelling between the UAE and the capital of the Czech Republic with a direct connection on an everyday basis. The new service will fly daily between the Sharjah International Airport and Vaclav Havel Airport Prague supplementing the extensive network of the airline in Europe. According to Adel Al Ali, Group CEO of Air Arabia, the airline is happy to add a new destination in Europe with the new route to Prague, which is a cultural, historically…
Dubai has set a new precedent in history with the success of performing the first regional testing flight of Joby Aerial Taxi that serves as a daring leap into the future of the urban air mobility. The participatory trial was done in a test location in the desert and was spearheaded by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) within the city landing region of Dubai and the U.S-based Joby Aviation, a renowned innovator of electric vertical take- off and landing (eVTOL) technology. Dubai Crown Prince His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who witnessed the test, called…
This summer Sharjah Airport is anticipating welcoming more than 800,000 passengers travelling in the period between July 1 and 15, 2025, when the peak travel season will be at its height. Judging by the fact that the volume of traveled will significantly increase, the Sharjah Airport Authority (SAA) introduces an extensive program to make sure that everything works well and customers will be provided with the highest level of service quality. The airport has stepped up the game in all the departments, to ensure that there is efficiency, safety, and comfort during this peak season, which has been achieved through…
The Emirates Astronomy Society has published the predicted times of the major Islamic holidays in UAE in 2026 Ramadan, Eid Al Fitr and Eid Al Adha among others. Such dates are made on astronomical projections and can change according to the official moon sighting, nearer to the date. Approximately, Ibrahim Al Jarwan, the Chairman of the Emirates Astronomy Society sheds some light on information that Ramadan 2026 would commence on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. Ramadan is the ninth month of Islamic calendar which is followed by the Muslims with fasting throughout the day between dawn and sunset and also involving…
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) of Dubai is considering the future applications of the glamorous quantum technology as a way of improving the traffic and transportation services with autonomous mobility and public transportation methods. The project represents the next step in the emirate aim to emerge as a global champion in the smart city development. The RTA organised a recent workshop with the international leader in networking and cybersecurity Cisco with the title Quantum Communication and Its Applications in Smart Infrastructure. The panel gathered the technical experts of RTA and the industry professionals within the city and addressed how…
The Road and Transport Authority (RTA) of Dubai has announced that they will make fleet replacements of their mass transport systems with the new eco-friendly buses that are a part of 637 total new buses. This investment, amounting to Dhs1.1 billion, will lead to the supply of the new buses within the same range between 2025 and 2026, and this will be joined by 40 advanced electric buses. This was announced at the globally-renowned UITP Global Public Transport Summit during which time four major agreements were signed in the presence of H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of…
Emirates is back in the Paris Airshow, its first appearance at the show in more than 15 years, with the 55 th edition of the show taking place at the Le Bourget in France. Emirates, the largest international airline in the world is taking advantage of the platform to showcase the latest addition to its fleet, which is the Airbus A350 that comes with new and improved interiors and new technologically advanced cabin. The Emirates A350 which is on display has three classes that include their cabin design, 32 lie-flat seats, 21 premium economy seats, 259 economy seats which are…
Marking another step forward with regard to sustainability and green innovation, the World Green Economy Summit (WGES) 2025 will be held in Dubai on October 1 and 2, uniting international community leaders at the World Trade Centre. Being organised with the co-ordination of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and World Green Economy Organisation (WGEO), the 11 th edition of WGES will revolve around the theme: Innovating for Impact: Accelerating the Future of the Green Economy. By involving leading practitioners, global innovators, government officials, and experts on climate change, WGES 2025 will be able to…