News / Cargo waits in the desert after Dnata's shock move chokes both Dubai airports

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Last week’s sudden decision by Dnata to refuse freighter and trucked cargo at Dubai International (DXB), forcing airlines to shift their operations to Dubai World Central (DWC), has resulted in severe congestion at both airports.

In an email sent yesterday to customers, Dnata’s terminal services manager at DWC’s FreightGate 8 warned that cargo and related equipment would need to be stored landside – or “out in the sand”, as one customer told The Loadstar.

The email stated: “Restrictions on offline and freighter ...