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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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