Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in Dubai has closed 40 private parking yards following an inspection campaign, where offending parking operators were found to breach the prescribed stipulations in place or have failed to obtain the applicable licensing permits. Maitha bin Adai, CEO of RTA’s Traffic and Roads Agency, said, “This inspection campaign was launched to ...

Dubai / WAM Major General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Director General, General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs – Dubai (GDRFA-D), said that by 2030, the smart gates at Dubai airports will replace passport officials’ platforms with a view to reducing the human involvement factor in application of Dubai’s 10X initiative. The 10X initiative was first launched in February 2017, ...

ALEXANDRIA / WAM Air Arabia Egypt commenced direct flights between Egypt and Italy on Tuesday; serving Milan twice a week from its hub in Alexandria, Egypt. The inaugural flight E5103 landed in Milan Bergamo International Airport on May 4 at 19:45 local time and was received by an Air Arabia delegation including the Group Chief Executive Officer, Adel Al Ali, ...