Dnata will increase to 100% of Airport Handling | EUROtoday

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The Emirati airport operator Dnata (Dubai Nationa Air Travel Agency) has accomplished the acquisition of Airport Handling, previously Sea Ha after a “progressive increase in corporate participation in recent years”, going from 70 to 100%. This could be learn in a observe which underlines that the group has 5 thousand professionals in Italy and ensures “a complete range of services in 11 airports”.

Presence in Italy

These embrace the Fiumicino airport (Rome) from 2025 and the Milanese airports of Malpensa and Linate. Dnata has introduced an funding of 25 million euros to “develop a new state-of-the-art cargo facility” at Malpensa. According to Clive Sauvé-Hopkins, managing director ‘Airport Operations’ of Dnata, the consolidation of Airport Handling «displays our long-term confidence within the Italian aviation sector. From our beginnings in Dubai to our rising presence in Europe – he explains – we’ve got all the time pursued international requirements accompanied by a powerful native root. With demand regularly growing – concludes the supervisor – we’re investing in capability, know-how and expertise to proceed to be the reference associate for airways working in Milan, Rome and past”.

The group

Founded in Dubai in 1959, Dnata has transformed from a local company to one of the most important global operators of airport and travel services, present today in over 120 airports around the world. In Europe, the most recent projects include the new cargo infrastructures in Amsterdam and Zurich, developed to respond to growing demand and increase operational capacity.