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Monday, November 30 - 2009

Dnata Switzerland wins Brussels Airlines Geneva ground handling contract

  • United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, June 17 - 2009 at 15:00
  • PRESS RELEASE

Brussels Airlines, the leading airline group for flights in and out of Belgium, has signed a three-year deal with Dnata Switzerland for ground handling services at Geneva.

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Urs Zorn, CEO Dnata Switzerland AG, said:
"We are extremely pleased to provide our comprehensive handling services to Brussels Airlines at Geneva. This marks what we are confident will be a successful partnership between two companies that are willing to seek change in a challenging environment."


"The move to Dnata as our partner for ground services in Geneva is a key milestone for Brussels Airlines," says Jan De Leeuw, Vice President Ground Operations at Brussels Airlines. "In terms of commercial interest and number of flights, Geneva is the number one European airport served by our Company outside its home base Brussels."

"The quality of service and the efficiency of our operation, have been major considerations in making a choice for Dnata Handling at Geneva. We trust that Dnata will live up to our high expectations and be a worthy and proud partner for us. In the end, it all comes down to delivering a continued outstanding service for the Brussels Airlines passengers at Geneva airport and we are confident that Dnata will help us delivering exactly that," he added.

With effect from 1st July 2009, Dnata Geneva will provide the full range of services including check-in, baggage sorting and loading/offloading, aircraft cabin cleaning, general ramp handling as well as load control services, for up to six daily flights to/from Brussels.
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About Dnata:
Dnata was established in 1959 and is the ground and passenger handling agent at Dubai International Airport and the sole operator of the Dubai air cargo terminal. Dnata has since extended its operations internationally and now provides ground handling services at 17 airports in seven countries, including Singapore, Australia, Switzerland and China.

About Dnata Switzerland AG:
Dnata Switzerland AG employs more than 1,100 employees at the international airports of Zurich and Geneva. The company serves more than 60 airlines from around the world, including British Airways, Air France, KLM, Emirates, Etihad, Continental, Air Berlin, Helvetic Airways, Qatar Airways, Belair and Edelweiss. It offers the full range of airport handling activities, including passenger services, lounge, ramp-handling, station and load control services and cargo. In 2008, the company looked after more than 6.2 million passengers, 65,000 aircraft movements and 75,000 tonnes of cargo.


Media contact:
Helen Ward
Dnata Corporate Communications
Dubai
Tel: +9714 708 2144

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