dnata secures multi-year Aer Lingus catering contract in America

Dubai: dnata, Emirates Group’s global air and travel services provider, announced Monday it has signed a multi-year contract with Aer Lingus at Nashville International Airport (BNA) in the USA.

Under the agreement, dnata will provide inflight catering services for Aer Lingus’s four weekly flights connecting Nashville to Dublin Airport (DUB). This partnership is projected to involve the uplift of approximately 40,000 meals annually.

Peter DeVito, Chief Executive Officer, dnata Catering North America, said, “We are 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.”

The addition of Aer Lingus expands dnata’s growing portfolio in the US, where it currently provides catering and retail services to over 40 airline customers at 12 airports.

The company’s US catering division boasts a team of more than 1,000 hospitality professionals. In the fiscal year 2024-25, dnata’s teams in the US have uplifted over 10 million meals, marking a substantial year-on-year growth of more than 15 per cent.

dnata’s catering and retail division is recognized as a leading global inflight hospitality provider, producing over 110 million meals yearly for full-service, low-cost, and VIP carriers across its extensive network of more than 60 locations worldwide.