News / Dnata furloughs 'large proportion' of staff and raises UK handling charges

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Dnata has furloughed a “large proportion” of its staff and will implement new terminal handling charges in the UK from Thursday.

In a letter to customers, chief commercial officer Mohammed Akhlaq explained the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the handling company and “unprecedented actions across our industry in our fight for survival”.

Dnata UK has suspended all cargo operations at London Gatwick and East Midlands and consolidated its business at Heathrow and Manchester, while reducing hours at some regional airports.

Mr Akhlaq ...