Toll Dnata acquires two new Australian businesses

Dnata has expanded its airport handling business in Australia through the acquisition of two regional businesses in Australia.

Toll Dnata Airport Services (TDAS), a 50 per cent joint venture between Toll Holdings Ltd in Australia and Dnata, has acquired the airport handling operations of Skystar at Perth and Brisbane airports, as well as the international passenger handling operations of Aerocare at Sydney and Adelaide.

The acquisition of Skystar’s ground handling operations at Perth and Brisbane enables TDAS to strengthen and enhance its service capability in Brisbane, and to enter the Perth ground handling market for the first time.

Skystar, which will retain its airport handling business at various other domestic airports in Australia and New Zealand, is a subsidiary of Monadelphous , one of Australia’s leading engineering groups.

By taking Aerocare into its fold, TDAS brings ‘in-house’ the services previously sub-contracted by TDAS to Aerocare at Adelaide and Sydney.

Divisional Senior Vice President of Dnata Stewart Angus said: “Toll Dnata is enhancing its capabilities by investing in facilities and new equipment and by growing our operations across Australia.

Both Skystar and Aerocare are very well-run operations, and they represent a good business fit for us. We look forward to providing our customers with an enhanced and broader range of services.”