DSS: Family discounts for Dubai Ferry

The Public Transport Agency, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has unveiled family packages marking the start of events of the Dubai Summer Surprises with the aim of offering new and multiple options for various community segments, and attracting new riders to the Dubai Ferry.

“The family packages comprises four tickets (two for adults and two for children) with a 10% discount on the sales price such that the price of the Gold Class ticket will be Dh210 instead of Dh225, and the price of the Silver Class ticket will be Dh140 instead of Dh150,” said Hussain Khansaheb, Director of Marine Transport, Public Transport Agency at the RTA.

“Through launching this promotional offer we aim at increasing the ridership of the Ferry by 5%, thus we are targeting to attract additional 3,936 riders to bring the Ferry ridership by the end of 2014 to 82,647 riders in comparison with last year’s ridership which clocked 78,711 riders,” he noted.

Dubai Ferry is considered the latest and biggest marine transit mode of the RTA in Dubai as it is viewed as an additional express transit mode for serving new districts. Currently it serves the Dubai Creek and the coastal strip extending along the Jumeirah Beach, Dubai Marina, JBR, and the Water Front projects.

This modern water transport means, which has a capacity to accommodate 100 passengers, measures 32 meters in length and 8 meters in width, travels at a speed up to 24 knots per hour, and features high-class and ultramodern entertainment means for passengers on board.

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