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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.
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