300 baisa starting fare in orange taxis

Muscat, Dec 26 - The fares for orange and white taxi services, including shared taxis, were announced on Wednesday by Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed al Futaisi, Minister of Transport and Communications, through a ministerial decision. Accordingly, the fare has been fixed at 300 baisa at the start of the trip, after which customers will be charged 130 baisa for every kilometre and at least RO 1 for each trip. In case of multiple passengers, fares shall be divided among them. Waiting charges will be 50 baisa per minute, while the first five minutes will be free. The taxi driver is obliged to operate meter at the start of the journey. The trip will be “deemed free” if the taxi driver refuses to turn on the meter. The decision shall be published in the official gazette. It will be effective six months from the date of its publication. The decision was based on the Land Transport Law and its Executive Regulations, which were revealed in November this year.