KARACHI: United Arab Emirates-based Gerry’s dnata announced on Thursday that Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) had approved it for providing ground handling, cargo and technical services at the country's three main airports.
Gerry’s dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, said it would now be able to provide full line maintenance support at Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad airports.
The firm’s launch customer was flydubai airline, which it already serves at four airports in Pakistan, providing a range of ramp and passenger handling services to the airline and its customers.
“As Pakistan’s leading ground handler, we constantly enhance our offering to best meet the needs of our customers. We are confident that our airline partners will welcome the expansion of our portfolio and take advantage of getting quality and safe ground handling and technical services from a single provider,” said Syed Haris Raza, vice president of Gerry’s dnata.
“Our team of highly trained, seasoned professionals will deliver world-class quality and safety for our valued customers.”
Mick Hills, senior vice president for engineering and maintenance at flydubai, said they were looking forward to expanding their relationship with Gerry’s dnata in Pakistan.
“Having a single, local provider to oversee our line maintenance, as well as ground handling, will add more efficiencies to our fleet management and ensure a quicker turnaround of our aircraft,” Hills said.
Over the past year, Gerry’s dnata has continued to enhance its operations and services to help airlines safely transport passengers and precious cargo to and from Pakistan, according to the air services provider.
It said it made significant investments in infrastructure, technology and equipment, including the opening of a new, modern cargo facility in Lahore that doubled the company’s cargo handling capacity at the airport.
The UAE-based operator said its team comprised over 2,500 professionals, who assisted more than 7 million passengers and handled 150,000 tons of cargo annually.
UAE-based operator says will provide line maintenance services at three Pakistani airports
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UAE-based operator says will provide line maintenance services at three Pakistani airports
- Gerry’s dnata has continued enhancing operations to help airlines safely transport passengers and cargo
- The service provider says it assists more than 7 million passengers and handles 150,000 tons of cargo annually
PM Sharif pins hopes on Trump-led peace board to help end Gaza war
- Pakistan says new body should push ceasefire, reconstruction and two-state solution
- Sharif thanks Kazakh president for joining peace initiative during Islamabad visit
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed optimism on Wednesday US President Donald Trump’s newly formed Board of Peace (BoP) would help end the conflict in Gaza and advance the implementation of a two-state solution, as he addressed a ceremony at his official residence in the capital.
The Board of Peace brings together participating states and international stakeholders seeking to support dialogue, stability and peace-related initiatives linked to the war in the Palestinian enclave.
Sharif signed the body’s charter last month alongside other world leaders on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, a move his government later described as a diplomatic success amid opposition criticism for not taking parliament into confidence.
Speaking at a ceremony to sign more than 30 memoranda of understanding with Kazakhstan, also a Board of Peace member, Sharif thanked President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for accepting his invitation to visit Pakistan for bilateral talks.
“I would ... like to congratulate you on accepting this invitation, being a member of the Board of Peace under President Trump’s leadership,” Sharif said.
“Let us hope and pray to Allah Almighty that through our joint efforts, we will be successful in bringing long-lasting peace in Gaza, its reconstruction, and, of course, make the two-state solution a reality as soon as possible,” he added.
Pakistan told the United Nations in January that it expected the new international body to take concrete steps toward a permanent ceasefire, the reconstruction of Gaza and a lasting and just peace grounded in the Palestinian right to statehood.
It maintained that its decision to join the Board of Peace was driven by the need to address the unresolved Palestinian question, which it has described as the core source of instability in the region.
Pakistan has consistently called for the establishment of a geographically contiguous Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
