May 31, 2018: Aviation services provider dnata has announced the expansion of its partnership with Egyptair in Dubai.

Under this agreement, dnata will provide the airline with premium cargo handling services from its best-in-class facility at Dubai World Central (DWC). Egyptair will initially operate one cargo flight a week between Dubai and Cairo using an Airbus A300F aircraft.

dnata has been providing ground handling services to Egyptair at Dubai International Airport since 2005. The expansion of the partnership underlines the attraction of Dubai as an air cargo hub and the demand for dnata’s reliable and quality services and dedicated team.

Including Egyptair, dnata’s cargo operations serve over 120 airlines at 43 airports handling over 3 million tonnes of cargo a year.

Bernd Struck, senior vice president, UAE Cargo & DWC Airline Services for dnata, said, “Delivering service and operational excellence to our customers has been the core of our business for decades. DWC is designed to support logistics well into the future and we are excited to welcome EGYPTAIR to be part of this journey with us.”