Ground services provider Celebi Aviation has announced that the Austrian Ministry of Transport (BMVIT) has awarded their ground handling license at Vienna Airport to a different ground handling company.

The Ministry’s decision forces Celebi to terminate its contracts with all airline customers – for the provision of freight, mail and baggage handling (ramp handling) as well as passenger handling – and cease all handling as of 31 December, 2019.

Celebi questioned whether central issues were addressed for Vienna International Airport as a Hub Airport and stated that participating ground handlers to the bidding process voiced their concern, possibly with the intent to file for a legal dispute.