After "Air France - KLM" opened its new regional headquarters in "Davza"

Ahmed bin Saeed: We continue to attract new global partners who will place their trust in Dubai

Ahmed bin Saeed during the inauguration of the new regional headquarters of "Air France - KLM" in "Davza"

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His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority and Chairman of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, confirmed that the opening of the "Air France - KLM" group, with its new regional headquarters in the Dubai Airport Free Zone, "DAFZA", confirms the strategic position that The emirate of Dubai enjoys its high potential for growth and overcoming challenges by attracting major players at the sector level, and new global partners who put their trust in the emirate of Dubai.

New regional headquarters

In detail, the Group "Air France - KLM" opened its new regional headquarters in the Dubai Airport Free Zone "DAFZA", in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority and Chairman of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority.

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum affirmed that the opening of the new headquarters for the group at the heart of the world's leading aviation sector is an affirmation of the strategic position of the Emirate of Dubai, and its high ability to continue its growth process and overcome challenges by attracting key players to Global sector level.

His Highness said that the opening of "Air France - KLM" in the Dubai Airport Free Zone is a qualitative addition to the elite of international brands of major companies that are based in "DAFZA", pointing out that this comes in the midst of the efforts and incentive packages provided by the emirate to confront The Corona pandemic, with high flexibility, to ensure business continuity and growth, in order to accelerate its recovery process for the next stage, especially the aviation sector, which was affected by the global restrictions and measures that were applied at the beginning of the pandemic.

His Highness pointed out that "DAFZA" continued with this opening the process of developing business, and attracting new global partners who put their confidence in the Emirate of Dubai, with the support of the forward-looking vision of our leadership that has drawn the features of the future to reap its fruits today.

Innovative services

For his part, Director General of the Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority (DAFZA), Dr. Muhammad Al-Zarouni, welcomed the opening of the "Air France - KLM" group its regional headquarters, in a step that enhances its levels of communication and engagement in the Middle East and North Africa.

He said that the group’s choice of “DAFZA” is an important step that will yield positive results on both sides, which will contribute to the growth of its business and strengthening its operations in the region and abroad, while the Dubai Airport Free Zone continues to work on providing innovative services to develop a base of operations that serve the future expansion of all companies and businesses towards Building a new starting base that meets its ambitions.

Universal model

In the same context, the General Manager of "Air France - KLM" in the region of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Iran and Pakistan, Yashwant Pawar, said: “We are honored by the presence of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the inauguration ceremony of our new headquarters in the aviation sector in the free zone at Dubai Airport. Through it, we aim to cover the various activities and businesses of the various countries of the region.

Pawar praised the continuous support provided by the various government agencies in the UAE and Dubai, which has become a global model for facing the current crisis.

He added: “Our new headquarters provides high employee comfort and flexibility, and supports our broader sustainability goals thanks to the LEED Gold Certificate and Rating, which helps mitigate the impact on the environment.

We seek through the new headquarters to support society, the sector and the state.

He continued: “We recently completed flights to Dubai at a rate of six times a week through (Air France), and daily through (KLM), while taking all sterilization measures to ensure the safety of travelers.

With the organization and launch of major events and events in the country in 2021, there will be more reasons to visit Dubai and the UAE.

Flexible workplace

The group team moved to the new headquarters in Dubai Airport Free Zone, which was designed to support the Group's sustainability goals on November 1.

The work team includes: the entire regional team, including administration, human resources, finance, and commercial officials, as well as the management team in the UAE, the regional sales support team, and the two management and work teams of "Air France Industries", which are moving from the "Shoala Complex" in the region. Deira.

The new "flexible workplace" provides a comfortable business environment that includes fewer offices and fixed work stations, allowing easy movement of employees, especially at a time when the company is witnessing the gradual return of its employees to work from offices while ensuring compliance with safety standards.

The new headquarters of the Group is an affirmation of the strategic position of the Emirate of Dubai.

A qualitative addition to the elite global brands of the major companies that are based in "DAFZA".

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