Dubai logs 55.7 million taxi trips in 6 months

Dubai’s taxi sector has seen a significant increase in activity during the first half of 2024.

More than 55.7 million trips were logged between January and June, up by nearly 500,000 from the same period last year. Passenger numbers also rose from 96.2 million to 96.9 million.

The number of taxi drivers has grown from 26,000 to 30,000, while the fleet expanded by 644 vehicles, reaching a total of 12,778 taxis.

Adel Shakri, Director of Planning and Business Development at the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), highlighted the success of the e-hail service, Hala Taxi.

He said that e-bookings now make up 40 per cent of all taxi journeys, a 5 per cent increase from last year. Additionally, 76 per cent of Hala rides had an average vehicle arrival time of under 3.5 minutes, improving on last year’s 73 per cent.

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