Dnata acquires majority stake in local baggage services firm

Acquisition will enable flydubai passengers to check in from home

Ground handling services company dnata has acquired a majority stake in logistics company DUBZ, allowing passengers with flydubai to check in from home.

According to a statement from the company, those travelling with flydubai will now be able to check in their baggage, and receive their boarding pass, from their home or hotel.

Launched in 2016, DUBZ, a baggage technology and logistics company, is available 24 hours a day through its website at www.dubz.com.

A statement from dnata said that since its launch, the company has seen strong demand for its services from customers who want a “hassle-free journey to and from the airport, especially when travelling in groups.”

“At dnata, we’re always looking for ways to enhance the customer’s experience at every touch point of their journey. With DUBZ’s innovative idea to create convenience for travellers, we’re now able to extend our service beyond the airport to let them check in for their flights from home... With success in Dubai, we hope to roll this out as a dnata product around the world,” Steve Allen, divisional senior vice-president for UAE Airport Operations at dnata, said in a statement yesterday.

With dnata taking a majority stake in DUBZ, the companies are now offering passengers flying with UAE carrier flydubai and Saudi carriers Saudia and flynas, a home checkin service.