Emirates has appointed Dnata Travel as its off-line general sales agent in Kabul, Afghanistan, effective April 1.

Dnata Travel is located in the Central Hotel building in Kabul, near Char Rahi Ansari.

“Although Emirates does not currently service Kabul, passengers can connect to Emirates via one of our interline partners or via Dubai to popular destinations in Europe, the Far East and the United States,” said Richard Vaughan, divisional SVP, Commercial Operations Worldwide, Emirates.

“Dnata Travel will help increase Emirates’ presence in Kabul and amongst its corporate clients. We have a wide range of exciting holiday products that will be offered in the Afghan market. These include escorted vacations with Emirates Holidays and Dnata Holidays. In addition to booking flights, Dnata can also assist with arrangements for hotels, ground transfers and special events,” added Majid Al Mulla, VP, Dnata World Travel.

The Dnata Travel office in Afghanistan opened in 2009, primarily to provide travel services to 21 different UN agencies, as well as corporate clients.  Dnata organises corporate, leisure, emergency and medical travel.-TradeArabia News Service