The division, which includes UK brands such as Gold Medal, Travel Republic and Travelbag, saw revenue rise to $40 million in the six months to the end of September, compared with $26 million during the same period last year.
The total transactional value (TTV) of dnata’s bookings reached $198 million during the period - up from a loss of $67 million last year. This loss in 2020 was caused by “significant volumes of refunds and pay-out in cancelled customer bookings” at the start of the pandemic.
Dnata’s parent company, Emirates Group, saw revenue rise by 81% to reach $6.7 billion for the half-year, enabling the travel giant to cut its loss from $3.8 billion in 2020 to $1.6 billion this year.
The company was boosted by an 86% rise in revenue for Emirates thanks to “increasing passenger demand and continuous strong cargo business”.
Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chief executive of Emirates Airline and Group, said: “As we began our 2021-22 financial year, Covid-19 vaccination programmes were being rolled out at unprecedented scale around the world.
“Across the group, we saw operations and demand pick up as countries started to ease travel restrictions. This momentum accelerated over the summer and continues to grow steadily into the winter season and beyond.”
As travel recovers, the company said all divisions, including dnata, have “embarked on targeted recruitment drives to support its requirements, prioritising the rehiring of employees previously on furlough or made redundant”.
