Swissport zurück auf südafrikanischen Flughäfen

16.07.2008 | von Swissport International AG

16.07.2008, Die Bodenabfertigungsfirma Swissport kann in Südafrika ihre Dienstleistungen wieder direkt anbieten und auf die Flughäfen zurückkehren. Die Schweizer Tochter des spanischen Ferrovial-Konzerns hat eine Lizenz für 10 Flughäfen erhalten.

Über Swissport International AG:

Swissport International Ltd., which is owned by Ferrovial, a leading European infrastructure and service corporation based in Spain, provides ground services for over 70 million passengers and 3.2 million tonnes of cargo a year on behalf of some 650 client companies. With its workforce of around 30 000 personnel, Swissport is active at 179 airports in 42 countries on five continents, and generated consolidated operating revenue of CHF 1.9 billion (EUR 1 266 million or USD 1 583 million) last year.

Spectrum of services

Swissport offers a full range of value-adding airport services to its customers, including:

- Aircraft maintenance

- Aircraft servicing and cleaning

- Airport aviation security

- Cargo and mail handling (on-/off-airport)

- Catering services

- e-Services

- Executive aviation handling

- Flight operations and crew administration

- Fueling

- Load control

- Operation of airport lounges

- Outsourcing and global packages

- Passenger and baggage handling

- Ramp services

- Station supervision and administration

- Surface transport of passengers and crews

- Unit Load Device control and management

Geographical scope of operations

Swissport currently operates in 43 countries: Algeria, Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Russian Federation, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, Tanzania, Ukraine, the United States and Venezuela.