Expo 2020 Dubai has unveiled a season pass finale to offer unlimited access to the event for the final three months for Dh195.
There are only 11 weeks left of the world’s fair, which opened on October 1 for six months.
The season pass finale, for adults aged 18 to 59, provides unlimited entry over the period, with 10 smart queue bookings a day for participating pavilions and attractions, which allow visitors to skip the waiting lines.
Some days will, however, require prior reservation, organisers said. Entry will be granted based on capacity on the day.
Expo's reduced weekday Dh45 ticket, valid for entry from Monday to Friday, remains and comes with 10 smart queue bookings.
Children under 18, seniors over 60 and people of determination can all enter the site free of charge throughout the six-month event.
Tickets for children under 6 are only issued to visitors on arrival.
Visitors aged 18 and over must either prove they are vaccinated or have a negative PCR test obtained within the previous 72 hours.
Holders of the season finale pass are not eligible for a free PCR test, but unvaccinated visitors who buy the weekday ticket can avail of the free test at the Dubai Health Authority Expo 2020 PCR testing centre.
Expo 2020 Dubai has recorded almost nine million visits in its first three months.
Landfill in numbers
• Landfill gas is composed of 50 per cent methane
• Methane is 28 times more harmful than Co2 in terms of global warming
• 11 million total tonnes of waste are being generated annually in Abu Dhabi
• 18,000 tonnes per year of hazardous and medical waste is produced in Abu Dhabi emirate per year
• 20,000 litres of cooking oil produced in Abu Dhabi’s cafeterias and restaurants every day is thrown away
• 50 per cent of Abu Dhabi’s waste is from construction and demolition
Ruwais timeline
1971 Abu Dhabi National Oil Company established
1980 Ruwais Housing Complex built, located 10 kilometres away from industrial plants
1982 120,000 bpd capacity Ruwais refinery complex officially inaugurated by the founder of the UAE Sheikh Zayed
1984 Second phase of Ruwais Housing Complex built. Today the 7,000-unit complex houses some 24,000 people.
1985 The refinery is expanded with the commissioning of a 27,000 b/d hydro cracker complex
2009 Plans announced to build $1.2 billion fertilizer plant in Ruwais, producing urea
2010 Adnoc awards $10bn contracts for expansion of Ruwais refinery, to double capacity from 415,000 bpd
2014 Ruwais 261-outlet shopping mall opens
2014 Production starts at newly expanded Ruwais refinery, providing jet fuel and diesel and allowing the UAE to be self-sufficient for petrol supplies
2014 Etihad Rail begins transportation of sulphur from Shah and Habshan to Ruwais for export
2017 Aldar Academies to operate Adnoc’s schools including in Ruwais from September. Eight schools operate in total within the housing complex.
2018 Adnoc announces plans to invest $3.1 billion on upgrading its Ruwais refinery
2018 NMC Healthcare selected to manage operations of Ruwais Hospital
2018 Adnoc announces new downstream strategy at event in Abu Dhabi on May 13
Source: The National
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How to protect yourself when air quality drops
Install an air filter in your home.
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