dnata expands into Africa with major investment in Zanzibar aviation industry
dnata, a leading global air and travel services provider, has signed a concession agreement with The Government of Zanzibar, along with Emirates Leisure Retail and SEGAP, a joint venture between airport infrastructure and operations specialists Egis, and private equity fund manager AIIM.
Under the partnership, dnata will oversee the operations of Zanzibar Abeid Amani Karume International Airport's (ZNZ) newly-built international terminal (T3), with SEGAP supporting the Zanzibar Airports Authority (ZAA) in a management capacity. Emirates Leisure Retail will partner with MMI as master concessionaire for all food and beverage, duty-free and commercial outlets at T3.
dnata's expansion into Zanzibar represents an investment of over US$ 7 million and will create up to 400 direct local jobs with the company.
Including this latest investment which is dnata's first operation in Tanzania, dnata now provides quality and safe ground handling, cargo, catering and travel services in 36 countries.
dnata will provide its globally renowned, quality ground and passenger handling services to airline customers at ZNZ, ensuring safe and timely operations of flights and an excellent travel experience for passengers. dnata expects to handle over 4,000 flights annually at the airport.
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