More than half a million people used the free public transport services in Dubai on Monday.
Hundreds of thousands of passengers used the Metro, buses and water transport, not only to get to their workplaces, but also simply for the experience, because it was free, reported Gulf News.
Free Public Transport Day will be observed all over the UAE from next year, said Eisa Al Dossary, Chief Executive Officer of the Public Transport Agency at RTA.
Public Transport Day was officially launched by Shaikh Majid bin Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Culture.
Earlier, Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the RTA, briefed Shaikh Majid about the progress that has been made in the public transport sector. He also spokeof projects to attract passengers.
Dubai Metro has carried more than 36 million passengers since it began running, on September 9 last year, and October this year.