Dubai: Residents in Dubai are complaining about a shortage of public transport buses especially during weekends.
Long queues of passengers at bus stops speak volumes as users sometimes wait for more than an hour to get on a bus, especially on Fridays.
"The situation has become worse even during weekdays but it is a nightmare to get a bus on Fridays," said Charandas Mohan, who regularly uses public buses.
"There are fewer buses and more passengers on Fridays. Areas such as Deira and Bur Dubai become crowded on Fridays because thousands of labourers from labour camps come to these areas to spend the weekend," he said.
Sometimes there are queues of up to 100 to 150 passengers in Deira.
A Gulf News reporter visited different bus stops on Friday and tried to get a bus from Baniyas Square in Deira but in vain. A lack of buses and more passengers also encourage illegal taxi drivers in the area. (www.gulfnews.com)
Note: Today there are 250,000 Filipinos in Dubai. The city's population is just a million. At least five hundred Filipinos arrive in Dubai Airport everyday.
Long queues of passengers at bus stops speak volumes as users sometimes wait for more than an hour to get on a bus, especially on Fridays.
"The situation has become worse even during weekdays but it is a nightmare to get a bus on Fridays," said Charandas Mohan, who regularly uses public buses.
"There are fewer buses and more passengers on Fridays. Areas such as Deira and Bur Dubai become crowded on Fridays because thousands of labourers from labour camps come to these areas to spend the weekend," he said.
Sometimes there are queues of up to 100 to 150 passengers in Deira.
A Gulf News reporter visited different bus stops on Friday and tried to get a bus from Baniyas Square in Deira but in vain. A lack of buses and more passengers also encourage illegal taxi drivers in the area. (www.gulfnews.com)
Note: Today there are 250,000 Filipinos in Dubai. The city's population is just a million. At least five hundred Filipinos arrive in Dubai Airport everyday.
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