Private company
Aircraft ground handling company
dnata UK is an aircraft ground handling company operating in England.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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dnata UK is an aircraft ground handling company operating in England.2
dnata UK was founded in 1987 as Plane Handling. By 1998, Gatwick Handling and Virgin Group each held a 50% shareholding. These were sold in October 1998 and August 2004 respectively to the Go-Ahead Group. In December 2009, the business was sold to dnata and rebranded.
From Wikipedia’s article on Dnata UK, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
dnata UK specialises in ground and cargo handling at London Gatwick, London Heathrow (terminals 2, 3 and 4) and Manchester Airports. Its clients include Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Etihad, Singapore Airlines and Virgin Atlantic.
From Wikipedia’s article on Dnata UK, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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