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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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