Leading air services company dnata stepped up this holiday travel season as Dubai’s airports witnessed more than 133,000 passengers, 150,000 bags and over 540 flights from around the world land at its gateways.

To ensure each passenger, flight and piece of luggage was handled properly, dnata had more than 4,400 staff working between the emirate’s two hubs, and deployed over 7,000 vehicles airside, including baggage conveyor belts, passenger steps, pushback tractors, and baggage tractors.

At Dubai International Airport (DXB) alone, dnata assisted 131,414 passengers and 149,449 bags get to their holiday destinations. This represents more than a 14 per cent increase in the number of passengers using the airport during the same time last year.

The dnata team successfully managed more than 1,000 aircraft movements at DXB. The most travelled sector from Dubai was Doha with over 4,000 passengers making the journey to the busy hub, and 4,400 bags meeting travellers at the destination.

“Our teams have never dealt with so many passengers and bags on a single day and they handled the pressure really well,” said Nick Moore, dnata’s Senior Vice President, Airline Services. “I’m happy to say that they delivered a strong safe on-time performance and a smooth passenger experience at both airports—a considerable achievement given the busy schedules at the airports. It’s a result of teamwork and good planning involving all stakeholders at the airport.”

Dnata handles all flights and baggage at DXB and Dubai World Central (DWC), as well as all passengers transiting though DWC and those accessing Terminals 1 and 2 at DXB. The integrated air services company helps passengers from more than 125 airlines, departing or arriving to Dubai, or in transit en-route to their final destination.

“Dubai continues to grow as an international hub, and is expected to soon be the world’s busiest airport,” said Moore. “As the sole ground handler at the city’s airports, dnata is committed to working with the airport authority to ensure we are ready to support its expansion and the growth of aviation in the region.” – TradeArabia News Service