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Formerly | Plane Handling |
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Industry | Aviation |
Founded | 1987 |
Headquarters | , England |
Services | Aircraft ground handling Airport lounges |
Revenue | £148.8 million |
£7.0 million | |
£4.6 million | |
Number of employees | 2,000 |
Parent | dnata |
Website | www.dnata.co.uk |
dnata UK is anaircraft ground handling company operating in England.
dnata UK was founded in 1987 as Plane Handling.[1] By 1998,Gatwick Handling andVirgin Group each held a 50% shareholding. These were sold in October 1998 and August 2004 respectively to theGo-Ahead Group.[2][3] In December 2009, the business was sold todnata and rebranded.[4]
dnata UK specialises in ground and cargo handling atLondon Gatwick,London Heathrow (terminals2,3 and4) andManchester Airports.[5] Its clients includeCathay Pacific,Emirates,Etihad,Singapore Airlines andVirgin Atlantic.