Dubai announces free parking during Eid Al Fitr

Dubai has announced that public parking will be free of charge from April 30 until May 6, 2022, on account of Eid Al Fitr holidays.

However, multi-storey parking during the holidays will remain paid, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has said. Paid parking will resume from May 7, onwards.

The RTA has also issued a list of revised timings for public transport operations for the Eid Al Fitr holidays.

Public Parking: Parking fees will be free of charge (except for multi-story parking) from 30 April until 6 May 2022. Parking fees will be reactivated from 7 May 2022.

— RTA (@rta_dubai) April 28, 2022

More so, RTA said that its customer happiness centres will be closed from Saturday, April 30 until Sunday, May 8, and will resume operations on Monday, May 9, 2022.

Service provider centres (technical testing) will be closed from Saturday, April 30 until Saturday, May 7, and would resume work on Sunday, May 8, 2022.

#RTA announced the business hours of all its services during Eid Al Fitr holiday, including customer happiness centres, paid parking zones, public buses, Dubai Metro and Tram, marine transit means, and service provider centres (technical testing).https://t.co/eJi75kvgOG pic.twitter.com/oXWHqe524K

— RTA (@rta_dubai) April 28, 2022

Eid Al Fitr in the UAE is forecast to fall on Monday, May 2, according to the Emirates Astronomical Society (EAS).

Read: Revealed: Likely date for Eid Al Fitr 2022 in UAE

The UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority has announced protocols for the Eid festival.

Read: UAE announces protocols for Eid Al Fitr

According to the directives, Eid prayers and the Khutbah combined must not exceed 20 minutes, while the entry and exit of worshippers would be supervised by police patrols, volunteers and imams, to prevent overcrowding and maintain order.

Mosques and prayer halls will open after dawn prayers on the first day of Eid.