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Nashville, USA, 2 June 2025 – dnata, a leading global air and travel services provider, has signed a multi-year contract with Aer Lingus at Nashville International Airport (BNA) in the USA.
The new partnership will see dnata provide its quality inflight catering services for the Irish flag carrier’s four weekly flights to Dublin Airport (DUB), uplifting nearly 40,000 meals annually.
Peter DeVito, Chief Executive Officer, dnata Catering North America, said: “We’re pleased to support Air Lingus as they expand their transatlantic network. From freshly prepared meals to flawless delivery, our team is focused on getting every detail right. We’re here to make sure their passengers enjoy best-in-class dining experience on every flight.”
Including Aer Lingus, dnata provides catering and retail services to over 40 customers at 12 airports with a team of more than 1,000 hospitality professionals throughout the USA. In the financial year 2024-25, its teams uplifted more than 10 million meals in the country, which represents an over 15% growth year on year.
dnata’s catering and retail division is one of the world’s leading inflight hospitality providers. The company produces over 110 million meals annually, serving full service, low-cost and VIP carriers from more than 60 locations.
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As our industry continues to evolve, we continue to invest. Now spanning more than 60 global locations, we continue to invest in growing our business through technology, new facilities and acquisitions. We’re growing where our customers want us to.
Over the past years, we’ve expanded our operations across the USA, Canada, the UAE and the UK and continue to invest in new opportunities as we look to better serve our loyal customers and provide to new ones; we’ve opened a new 6,500 m2, state-of-the-art unit in Dublin in order to service Aer Lingus, as well as new facilities in Luton and London City.
We plan to expand further within Rome, Italy, and to upgrade our operations with new, more sustainable equipment and a green vehicle fleet in the near future.
Most recently, we’ve made a significant expansion in our retail capabilities across Europe and built our first airport lounge and transit hotel in Sharjah, UAE.
Our highly-experienced chefs have served in the world’s leading hotels, restaurants, product manufacturers and other food and hospitality industries, including flight catering.
We recruit the best, international talent and invest in their ongoing development, through training and mentoring, and by providing opportunities to work across our global network. Our executive chefs inspire the next generation of leaders in our business, whilst ensuring we deliver product across every class that exceeds our customers’ expectations.
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