Swissport to provide cargo handling for Korean Air Lines in Amsterdam

2012 03 30

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SWISSPORT International, a provider of ground services for the aviation sector, has announced that it will take over the cargo handling of Korean Air Lines at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport from May 1.

Swissport said in a statement that the airline operates three weekly Boeing 747 freighter services to and from Schiphol, in addition to three weekly passenger services that also handle cargo through Schiphol Airport.

John Batten, executive vice president for Global Cargo at Swissport International said: "We are very pleased to begin working with Korean Air Cargo at Schiphol, and this agreement will provide a significant boost to our volumes."

The ground handler said that the airline is the largest in a string of new cargo customers at Amsterdam this year that includes MNG Airlines, FlyBe, South American Airways, Germania, Sky Airlines, Gabon Airlines, Finnair, Stabo Air, Middle East Airlines, Imperial Cargo Airlines and a trucking partnership with Egypt Air Cargo.

It said that another one of its key customers, Jade Cargo International, is also set to return to Amsterdam shortly. The Shenzhen-based B747 freighter operator suspended flights at the end of last year in order to restructure its financial arrangements. According to Swissport, a restructuring agreement has now been reached with fellow Chinese logistics and transport company UniTop Group.

Wouter Brand, managing director of Cargo Services in The Netherlands, added: "It has been a difficult start of the year for Swissport Cargo Services in The Netherlands, and I am therefore very encouraged by the level of new contract wins. It is also very pleasing to see Jade Cargo International returning to Schiphol, and we look forward to resuming our successful handling partnership."

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