Dnata secures new inflight catering deal with Thai Airways in Milan

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Sébastien Doussin Divisional Vice President – Global Ground Services & Destination Management | dnata

By Sky Industry News

Aug 14, 2024

Dnata, a global air and travel services provider, has secured a multi-year contract to provide inflight catering for Thai Airways as the airline resumes its services to Italy. The operations will be based at Milan Malpensa (MXP) airport, where dnata's team will prepare and supply over 200,000 meals annually for Thai Airways' daily flights from Milan to Bangkok (BKK).

Nicola Citarella, Chief Executive Officer of dnata Catering & Retail Italy, expressed enthusiasm about the partnership: “We are delighted to welcome Thai Airways as their exclusive catering supplier at MXP. Our experienced team will consistently provide outstanding culinary products and services that contribute to the passengers’ memorable journey. We look forward to a long and successful partnership.”

In addition to Thai Airways, dnata offers catering and retail services in Italy to 36 airline customers across 11 main airports with more than 880 hospitality professionals. In the financial year 2023-24, dnata's teams prepared approximately 12 million meals for over 140,000 flights in Italy.

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Globally, dnata’s catering division is recognized as one of the leading inflight hospitality providers. Its workforce of 10,500 catering professionals produces over 110 million meals annually for various carriers worldwide.

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