Dubai Announces Free Public Parking for Eid Al Fitr Celebration
Dubai has announced free public parking in celebration of the Eid Al Fitr holiday. The Roads and Transport Authority confirmed that all charges, except for multistorey parking areas, would be waived from Monday until the third day of Shawwal, the 10th month of the Islamic calendar.
The start of Shawwal will be determined by the sighting of the crescent moon, which marks the end of Ramadan and the beginning of the Eid festival. The UAE’s moon-sighting committee is expected to gather on Monday.
If the moon is sighted, Monday will be the 29th and final day of Ramadan, making the third day of Shawwal fall on Thursday. If not sighted, Ramadan will be observed for 30 days, with the third day of Shawwal on Friday. Parking tariffs will resume on the fourth day of Shawwal, either Friday or Saturday.
Dubai Metro Timings for Eid
The RTA also announced the Eid holiday schedule for the Dubai Metro and Dubai Tram. The Dubai Metro will run from 5 am on Saturday, April 6, until 1 am on Sunday, and from 8 am on Sunday, April 7, until 1 am on Monday. The Metro will then operate between 5 am and 1 am the following day, from Monday, April 8, until Saturday, April 13. It will run from 8 am to midnight on Sunday, April 14. The Dubai Tram will run from 6 am until 1 am, Monday to Saturday, and from 9 am on Sunday, April 14, until 1 am the following day.
Eid Public Holiday
Private sector workers will enjoy paid leave from Monday, April 8, until the third day of Shawwal, as announced by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation. The UAE Cabinet directed that federal government staff would be granted paid leave from Monday, April 8, until Sunday, April 14, with work resuming on Monday, April 15.