Swissport has been awarded a new five-year ground handling contract by low-cost carrier easyJet to continue delivering services at Liverpool Airport from January 2019.
The company will provide passenger and baggage handling services for over 2.4 million customers and ramp handling for over 8,000 easyJet flights a year.
Along with Liverpool, Swissport handles for easyJet at 19 airports in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Spain, Morocco and Israel.
easyJet head of ground operations in the UK, Alberto Santamarta said: “We are very pleased to be continuing our long and successful partnership with Swissport. As the largest airline in Liverpool Airport it’s important that we can count on a high-level of consistent service from our partners.
“We’ve seen this and more from Swissport, and we look forward to another five years of excellent service.”
Swissport chief executive officer for UK and Ireland, Luzius Wirth added: “The renewal of our partnership with easyJet in Liverpool is testimony to the hard work and dedication shown every day by our team.
“We now look forward to developing our business with exciting new innovations and product enhancements that will further optimise our performance for both easyJet and its customers.”