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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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