5 areas in Dubai that are most in demand for taxis via "Hala"
The latest data issued by the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai revealed that 5 regions in Dubai registered the highest percentage of obtaining a taxi service through the Hala electronic system dedicated to booking taxis.
Director of the Planning and Business Development Department at the Public Transport Agency at the Roads and Transport Authority, Adel Shakri told "Emirates Today" that the data issued by the authority indicate that there are 5 areas, which included, in order, Deira, Business Bay, Al Barsha, Al Raffa and the Jumeirah Circle area.
Deira, located on the northern side of Dubai, accounted for the largest percentage of bookings among the five mentioned areas.
Deira was considered the commercial center of Dubai, until the rest of the city expanded to become the entire center.
commercially important.
The Deira area, which the Dubai Creek divides into two parts, still occupies great commercial and historical importance, as Dubai International Airport and a number of government departments are located, including the Department of Economic Development, Dubai Municipality, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Department of Property and Land, and it also includes an important group of international hotels. .
As for the Business Bay area, which came in second among the 5 regions, it is considered a semi-new city within the city of Dubai.
It was established to be a private complex for business and a commercial and residential center as well, forming a new extension of the Dubai Creek, starting from Ras Al Khor to Sheikh Zayed Road.
The Business Bay area is located on an area of approximately 6,000 square kilometers, and includes office facilities for corporate management, and residential towers, served by a network of roads and canals.
It is noteworthy that the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai has partnered with Careem and launched the brand of the electronic taxi booking company in the emirate, called “Hala”, with the aim of raising the efficiency of taxis in the emirate in terms of ease of finding and booking vehicles online, and reducing the time. The vehicle is expected to arrive.
The statistical data showed an increase in the percentage of bookings via the "Hala" electronic system dedicated to taxi services from 5% to 33% of the total number of taxi bookings in the Emirate of Dubai during the past two years.
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