Airports: Dnata is recruiting 300 staff across Fiumicino, Linate and Malpensa

Dnata (Dubai National Air Travel Agency), one of the world’s leading providers of airport ground handling services, is offering permanent contracts to 300 workers at Rome Fiumicino, Milan Linate and Milan Malpensa, and is investing 25 million euros to develop its cargo operations at Malpensa.

Dnata is a company wholly owned by the UAE-based Emirates Group. Emirates, in turn, is owned by the Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), the sovereign wealth fund of the Government of Dubai. The company has confirmed its commitment to Italia by offering permanent contracts to 300 staff working at its airport operations in Rome and Milan.

Starting this month, the initiative involves 150 staff at Rome Fiumicino Airport and a further 150 across Milan Malpensa and Milan Linate airports. In recent years, the group has expanded its presence in Italia, thanks to its entry into Fiumicino Airport, the full integration of ground handling operations under the Dnata brand, and ongoing investment in advanced infrastructure and its fleet. Across the three Italian airports, Dnata employs around 5,000 staff and provides services to over 60 airlines, handling more than 150,000 flights, 46 million passengers and nearly 18 million pieces of luggage each year.

At Fiumicino, where in February 2025 it was awarded a seven-year licence for ground handling services, the company has continued to strengthen its team and expand its operations. Today, Dnata employs over 2,500 people at the Rome airport and serves 25 airlines; since the start of operations, it has handled over 80,000 flights and introduced more than 700 ramp vehicles. In Milan, Dnata continues to consolidate its presence at Malpensa and Linate airports, whilst simultaneously expanding its cargo operations at Malpensa. Work is currently under way on the construction of a new state-of-the-art facility, worth €25 million, which will have a handling capacity of over 100,000 tonnes of cargo per year. It is estimated that the opening of this facility, scheduled for the end of 2027, could lead to the creation of a further 200 jobs.

Company sources emphasise that the new recruitments in Rome and Milan fully implement the agreements signed with the trade unions: “The company invests in people, infrastructure and systems that contribute to service excellence.”