{"id":49517,"date":"2022-05-17T15:16:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T11:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=49517"},"modified":"2022-05-17T15:16:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T11:16:55","slug":"dnata-boosts-erbil-operations-with-over-us-17-million-invested-in-advanced-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/dnata-boosts-erbil-operations-with-over-us-17-million-invested-in-advanced-facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"dnata Boosts Erbil Operations With Over US$ 17 Million Invested In Advanced Facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>dnata, a leading a global air and travel services provider, has announced significant expansion of its operations in Erbil, Iraq. The company opened a new, advanced\u00a0<strong>cool chain facility<\/strong>\u00a0and a\u00a0<strong>bus maintenance facility<\/strong>\u00a0for its state-of-the-art bussing fleets at Erbil International Airport (EBL), which together represent a total investment of US$ 3.5 million. dnata has also announced that it would invest an additional US$ 14 million and add a 16,000 m\u00b2\u00a0<strong>cargo warehouse<\/strong>\u00a0to its infrastructure in Iraq.\u00a0The three new facilities will create up to 100 local jobs with dnata.<\/p>\n<p>dnata\u2019s\u00a0<strong>new cool chain facility<\/strong>\u00a0is capable of processing 10,000 tons of perishables annually. It enables dnata\u2019s cargo team to offer an uncompromised chilled and frozen storage and cool chain product to its airline customers at EBL, catering to product categories including fresh fruit, meat and pharmaceuticals. The facility was designed and built with flexibility and unique product handling requirements in mind, taking advantage of the latest cold storage technologies.<\/p>\n<p>The new\u00a0<strong>bus maintenance facility\u00a0<\/strong>was designed to maintain the fleet of eight passenger apron buses and over 10 transportation buses operated at EBL. It will ensure continuous improvements in the safe and productive maintenance of the airport\u2019s bus fleet, supporting smooth transport operations across the airport for passengers, crew and staff.<\/p>\n<p>dnata\u2019s new\u00a0<strong>cargo warehouse<\/strong>, which is expected to open in 2023, will further significantly enhance the company\u2019s cargo offering in Iraq. \u00a0It will be capable of processing 100,000 tonnes of cargo, with a special focus on pharma and other cool chain commodities, annually. The facility will be equipped with the latest technologies, including environmentally sustainable features such as water harvesting, low energy lighting and an all-electric forklift fleet.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, dnata has recently announced that it successfully implemented its advanced \u2018<strong>OneCargo<\/strong>\u2019 system, digitising processes and maximising efficiencies across its cargo operations in Iraq. OneCargo automates key business and operational functions, including safety and quality monitoring, reporting and ULD management, with an integrated, cloud-based platform. AI-driven tools and analytics provide enhanced visibility on sales and business performance, allowing customers to match real-time demand with available capacity for maximum profitability. In addition, OneCargo eliminates all redundancies and manual check sheets, substantially improving operational efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>dnata currently provides passenger, ground and cargo services to over 25 airlines in Erbil. In 2021, the company assisted over 1.2 million passengers and handled 8,200 flights and 20,000 tonnes of cargo in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tom Alwyn-Jones, Managing Director of dnata Erbil<\/strong>, said: \u201cOur latest investment in three new facilities will help us further expand and improve our operations in Erbil as demand for reliable and safe cargo services is on the rise across the region. I thank my colleagues for their hard work and our partners for their support and trust in our services. We continue to go the extra mile to consistently deliver superior quality and be the best in everything we do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In recent years dnata has also made strategic investments in\u00a0new cargo facilities in London and Manchester (UK), Karachi and Lahore (Pakistan), and\u00a0additional cargo capacity\u00a0and infrastructure in Brussels (Belgium), Sydney (Australia) and Toronto (Canada). In addition, the company has recently announced that it would invest over \u20ac200 million in its operations in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) and operate one of the world\u2019s largest and most advanced cargo facility,\u00a0dnata Cargo City Amsterdam, at Schiphol Airport.<\/p>\n<p>As one of the world\u2019s leading air services providers, dnata provides quality and reliable ground handling, cargo, catering and retail services at over 120 airports in 19 countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>dnata, a leading a global air and travel services provider, has announced significant expansion of its operations in Erbil, Iraq. The company opened a new, advanced\u00a0cool chain facility\u00a0and a\u00a0bus maintenance facility\u00a0for its state-of-the-art bussing fleets at Erbil International Airport (EBL), which together represent a total investment of US$ 3.5 million. dnata has also announced that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49517"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49520,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49517\/revisions\/49520"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}