Emirates bucks economic downturn

DNATA CARGO, a subsidiary of the Emirates Group, achieved a record throughput of 167 076 tonnes handled in the first half of the current financial year that runs from April to the end of September. This represents a 23% increase over the same period last year. According to News 24, exports accounted for 66 945 tonnes and imports 100 131 tonnes. Transit cargo, meanwhile, amounted to 12,320 tonnes during the interim period, a 73.4% increase over 2001. This was caused mainly by a surge in cargo feeder activities from the Indian subcontinent to Dubai for onward connection to Europe and the US, the company said.