Gerry's dnata

Gerry's dnata is an airport ground handling and cargo handling company in Pakistan. It was formed in 1993 when Gerry's group and dnata came together. The company serves both scheduled and non-scheduled airlines.

The company operates at seven major airports in Pakistan. These include Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Multan, Faisalabad, Peshawar and Quetta. It has also obtained licenses to operate at three more stations: Gwadar, Skardu and Rahim Yar Khan.

Gerry's dnata provides ground handling services that include passenger handling, ramp services, load control and communications, and charter airline handling. The company handles 3,420 turnarounds annually and serves 1,260,000 passengers per year. It also handles 1,206,000 luggage bags annually.

The company offers cargo handling services including warehousing, special handling, transfer and transit, import and export cargo, and cargo charters. It handles 27,000 tonnes of cargo annually across its stations.

The line maintenance division provides transit checks with or without CRS, technical assistance, on-call services, AOG assistance, and defect rectification. It operates a Maintenance Control Centre. It is the first independent MRO in Pakistan approved by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority for multiple Airbus and Boeing fleets.

Gerry's dnata operates a marhaba lounge at Karachi airport that is open 24 hours. The lounge is part of the Emirates Group marhaba network. The company also runs a training centre in Karachi and Lahore for passenger, ramp, cargo and flight operations staff. The training centre is approved by the Civil Aviation Authority Pakistan for Flight Operation Officer licence training and Dangerous Goods Regulations training.

The company has a workforce of more than 3,000 employees and a fleet of over 1,100 items of ground support equipment. It partners with 30 airlines. The company has received multiple awards including GHI Pride of Ground Handling Awards for Islamabad Best Station 2021 and Best Ground Handler Cargo 2019, as well as Air Cargo News Ground Handler of the Year from 2014 to 2017.

Services

• Ground handling
• Passenger handling
• Ramp services
• Load control and communications
• Charter airline handling
• Cargo handling
• Line maintenance
• Marhaba lounge
• Training centre
• Covid-19 services