Dnata opens cargo facility at Heathrow airport

dnata has inaugurated a new, state of the art cargo centre at London Heathrow (LHR). Part of the company’s ‘dnata City East’ complex, the bespoke facility further increases dnata’s capacity at LHR, ensuring continued smooth handling of a broad range of goods amid rapidly increasing demand for reliable and safe air cargo services in the UK. The new, 10,500 m² facility (‘Phase 2’) was designed to operate in conjunction with dnata City East’s existing 22,500 m² facility (‘Phase 1’) which opened in September 2019. The dnata will handle all air freight of Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo at dnata City East. Exports will remain at dnata’s Phase I facility while the new Phase II facility will cater for all imports, offering the airlines significantly increased handling capacity.