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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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