Tag: ground handlers

New dawn for third runway at Heathrow?

Heathrow Airport Christmas strikes to go ahead by both UK Border Force and ground handlers risking hours of delays over 10 days

By Callum Marius, mylondon.news It's supposed to be the busiest time of year for travel, but this winter is turning out to be the busiest time for industrial action in and around the capital. The city's largest airport, Heathrow, is now expected to see hours-long delays at three of its terminals ...

Heathrow braced for major disruption as Menzies ground handlers begin strike action in pay dispute

(Photo source- Twitter)  Heathrow Airport is braced for major disruption beginning today as ground handlers employed by Menzies take strike action. The 350 workers, who are members of Unite, the UK’s leading union, will begin a 72 hour stoppage at 04:00 on Friday 18 November. The disput...

Wizz Air Luton ground handlers threaten pre-Christmas strike action

By Josie Klein, travelweekly.co.ukGround handlers for Wizz Air at Luton airport are being balloted for strike action in the lead-up to Christmas. The industrial action is being threatened over the delay of a £500 recruitment and retention bonus and would cause disruption ahead of the festive pe...

Dnata makes three senior management appointments

Dnata has made three new appointments to its senior management team as it seeks to adapt to the new demands made of the travel industry by Covid-19. Having managed the company’s international ground handling and cargo business since 2004, Stewart Angus has now been appointed divisional senior v...

Havas chooses Amadeus technology to modernize passenger and flight services

For ground handlers, using multiple airlines’ Departure Control Systems (DCS) across a number of airports can be a complex and inefficient approach. That’s why Istanbul-based Havas Ground Handling has chosen Amadeus and its Altéa DCS for Ground Handlers to modernize and streamline its operation...

Changi Airport to operate using Runway 1 and Runway 3 from October 2020

Changi Airport to operate using Runway 1 and Runway 3 from October 2020

Changi Airport Group (CAG) announced today that Changi Airport will operate using Runway 1 and Runway 3 from 25 October 2020. To ensure the safety of flight operations, Runway 2 will be closed temporarily for the next phase of infrastructure works for the Changi East project. These works are ne...

Swissport achieves higher revenue and overall result

Swissport achieves higher revenue and overall result

Swissport increased its revenue by 6.1 per cent to €1.52 billion in the first half of 2019 compared to €1.43 billion in the same period in 2018. The company’s revenue growth continued to be profitable with its operating EBITDA up 7.2 per cent to €121.9 million for the first six months of...

Baltic Ground Services CZ signs financing agreements with Raiffeisen Bank

Baltic Ground Services CZ signs financing agreements with Raiffeisen Bank

Baltic Ground Services CZ - sister company of Baltic Ground Services (BGS) and part of the Avia Solutions Group, has signed operational financing contracts worth €1.2 million with Raiffeisen Bank group. The Czech Republic ground handler currently operates in Ostrava Airport, where it provides...

Two weeks until the 2nd AGS Global Networking Summit in London

Two weeks until the 2nd AGS Global Networking Summit in London

Airlines and ground handlers still have time to register for the 2nd AGS Global Networking Summit taking place from 10-12 September at the Hilton London Heathrow Airport Hotel, Terminal 4. The event is organised by EVA International Media, publisher of Airlines Routes & Ground Services (ARGS...

Swissport reports strong 1H19 results, outlines plans to refinance some of its debt

Swissport reports strong 1H19 results, outlines plans to refinance some of its debt

Swissport has reported strong preliminary financial results for the first half of 2019 and said results were driven by organic volume growth, the acquisition of Aerocare, a strong de-icing season, a surge in the Middle East and exits from loss-making businesses. The ground handler’s revenue g...

Havas doubles its footprint with relocation to Istanbul airport

Havas doubles its footprint with relocation to Istanbul airport

Turkish ground handler Havas has doubled its footprint in Istanbul after making the move from Istanbul Ataturk Airport to the new $7.4 billion Istanbul Airport. The company had approximately 28,000 square metres in Ataturk Airport, but now operates over 40,000 square metres of indoor and outdoor ...

Swedavia’s airport charges to increase in 2019

Swedavia’s airport charges to increase in 2019

Swedish airport operator Swedavia has announced it is to increase the charges for airlines and ground handlers by 7.8 per cent from 1 January 2019 to meet large-scale capacity investments to meet the long-term demand for air travel. The charges decision also includes a one-time adjustment increas...

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