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  • Dubai: Flying taxis to take off by 2026, says Sheikh Mohammed

    Dubai: Flying taxis to take off by 2026, says Sheikh Mohammed

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    Dubai: Flying taxis to take off by 2026, says Sheikh Mohammed

    Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ruler of Dubai, announced on Sunday that air taxis will take to the skies over Dubai by 2026, Dubai Media Office (DMO) reported.

    Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, has approved the design of air taxi vertiports in the city and the location of vertiports planned for the initial phase.

    “Today, we approved the designs of flying taxi vertiports in Dubai which will operate within three years,” Sheikh Mohammed tweeted.

    Here are the four flying taxi vertiports in Dubai

    With this, Dubai will become the first city in the world to have a well-developed network of vertical ports.

    Sheikh Mohammed also shared a video that highlighted the cooperation between Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority and advanced air carriers Skyports Infrastructure and Joby Aviation to design and develop the project’s infrastructure.

    The models are on display at the RTA stand at the World Government Summit 2023.

    The flying taxi has a theoretical maximum speed of 300 kilometers per hour and will be able to fly a distance of 241 kilometers.

    Flying taxis will emit zero emissions and will be able to carry four passengers and a pilot.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • UAE Minister Sheikh Nahyan unveils Mahatma Gandhi bust in Dubai

    UAE Minister Sheikh Nahyan unveils Mahatma Gandhi bust in Dubai

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    Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Dubai on Tuesday.

    He was accompanied by the Ambassador of India to UAE, Sunjay Sudhir and Dr Aman Puri, The Consul General of India to Dubai during the event.

    “HH Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, highlighted the message of peace, civility and nonviolence that our father of the nation #MahatmaGandhi symbolized,” the official Twitter page of Consulate General of India in Dubai tweeted.

    The UAE minister also highlighted the message of peace, civility and nonviolence during the unveiling of the bust.

    Addressing the delegates, he said, “Today we recognise his enduring call to all to be aware, lying on our non-violence strength and to be agents of peaceful change,” as he described Mahatma Gandhi as a remarkable man.

    “In my view, today’s event is an opportunity for us to reflect on the state of our world. To look at the individual roles we each can play. And, most importantly, to focus our attention on their utility,” he said.

    Al Nahyan further added by saying that the celebration belongs to the most influential figures in modern history.

    “By unveiling this bust of Mahatma Gandhi, today we are grateful to the Embassy of India, to the consul general of India in Dubai and to the Indian community in the UAE. For this celebration of one of the most influential figures in modern history,” he added.

    Calling India a ‘close friend’, he stated how the country has acted as a friend with whom UAE has enjoyed a long, friendly and productive relationship.

    (Except for the headline, the story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )