The two International Airlines Group (IAG) airlines selected dnata to provide passenger handling, ticketing, ramp handling and de-icing services starting in February 2013. The contract will extend to some 5,000 flights a year at Geneva airport and 4,500 at Zurich.

dnata’s business in Switzerland already provides passenger, baggage, ramp and cargo handling services at both Zurich and Geneva to over 60 airlines from around the world. The dnata teams in Zurich and Geneva provides ground handling services to airline customers covering some 30,000 aircraft turnarounds a year.

dnata recently commenced de-icing activities at Zurich Airport and now provides this service at both Swiss airports. This follows an investment of 3.2 million Euros in Elephant Beta de-icing trucks from Vestergaard.