Swissport in the UK has won a major cargo handling contract from the Lufthansa Group for London Heathrow Airport.
With this win, Swissport now handles the German airline group’s cargo at all of its UK destinations.
“We are pleased to be able to offer our premium air cargo handling services to the Lufthansa Group at London Heathrow, where we handle around 11,000 tons per year for their airlines,” said Jason Gaskell, Swissport’s chief operating officer of cargo in the UK & Ireland.
“With the addition of London Heathrow, Lufthansa Group now relies on our services throughout its UK network, including trucking between all airports.”
In the future, Swissport will handle air cargo for approximately 30 flights per week, connecting the hubs of Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines in Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich and Vienna with the UK.
