dnata opens new bus maintenance facility at Dubai Airport
The new workshop more than doubles the existing bus maintenance facility.
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dnata, the world's leading provider of air travel services, has opened a state-of-the-art facility at Dubai International Airport to maintain passenger buses operating at the airport.
A statement issued yesterday stated that the new maintenance workshop, covering an area of 5,000 square meters, was equipped with new equipment and technologies that would ensure continuous improvements in the safe maintenance of the airport bus fleet, enhance service and support smooth transportation through the airport for passengers, crews and employees.
The new workshop more than doubles the existing bus maintenance facility.
It is located at the southern end of the airport in close proximity to major bus operations.
It has been designed to maintain a fleet of about 200 passenger buses, and more than 100 buses to transport workers on the airport grounds.
The new maintenance facility was inaugurated by Jaafar Daoud, Senior Vice President of dnata for Air Carrier Services, along with representatives from Cobus Industry, the global airport bus manufacturer.
Daoud said, "Over the past 30 months, the Emirates Group has invested in 140 new COBUS passenger buses to ensure that passenger transport operations at Dubai airports operate at the highest international standards."
He added: “We are pleased to expand the maintenance base to improve the efficiency and quality of our technical services to support the care and maintenance of these assets.”
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