dnata, a major global air and travel services provider, successfully transported over 6,500 animals through its Animal Care and Inspection Centre (ACIC) at Brussels Airport in 2023-24.
“ACIC, a 2000m² facility, is dedicated to the safe handling of live animals at Brussels Airport,” says an official release. “The facility was awarded the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) for its live animal handling processes in 2022.”
Stef van Binst, Managing Director, dnata Belgium says: “We are proud to provide globally recognised, safe and reliable live animal handling services at Brussels, consistently delivering best-in-class services to our customers and owners who are naturally anxious of their pet’s wellbeing while travelling. In close cooperation with our partners and authorities, we will continue to invest in our operations and world-class facilities to ensure travel comfort for our animal guests.”
Dogs are predictably the most popular pets handled at dnata’s ACIC facility with over 1,000 canines safely passing through in 2023-24, the release added. “More than half of these were police dogs heading overseas. Pet fish are also frequent visitors with over 4,000 boxes of various species imported. Tarantula spiders and various reptiles, including lizards, snakes, and geckos, are also delicately managed.”
