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DNATA was established by an
Amiri Decree in 1959 by the late
Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum,
providing
ground handling services to all
airlines at Dubai International
Airport. By 1961 it was handling
772 scheduled flights and 10,500
passengers. Today the Company
handles annually 80,000 aircraft
movements, 6.5 million passengers
and over 250,000 tons of cargo.
Nearly
forty years on DNATA has evolved
into a group of companies that
includes Emirates Airlines, Mercator
(one of their roles is being NDC
for Galileo in 4 countries), DNATA
Cargo (Cargo Terminal Operator),
DNATA Airport services (sole handling
agent for all carriers that operate
into Dubai International Airport)
and of course, DNATA Agencies
is one of the largest travel agencies
in the world.
This
is all a far cry from the days
of operating from one shop in
Al-Nasr square, to now owning
over 25 retail outlets throughout
the UAE and having a fully computerized
network that links it’s offices
in several countries. The Airline
Centre, Headquarters of the Organization
in Dubai, has about 1500 PCs linked
to the LAN. The Company has an
enviable reputation in the Region
for market leaders in several
segments of the business.
DNATA
is a household name in the UAE
and one that commands a significant
amount of power. The Company has
been voted for fiveconsecutive
years as the Best Travel Agency
in the Middle East. In October
1996, DNATA in an unprecedented
move, changed the name of it’s
business travel division to BTI
UAE. In doing so the Company displayed
a tremendous degree of dedicated
commitment and absolute belief
in the philosophy of BTI. |
