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Air France-KLM extends Swissport Saudi contract by four years
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SWISSPORT, the international groundhandler, said its contract with leading French-Dutch airline group Air France-KLM in Saudi Arabia has been extended for another four years, reports Bahrain's TradeArabia.
The start of the expanded agreement, which is valid until 2025, is marked by a new KLM service from Amsterdam to Riyadh (RUH) four times per week, said Swissport.
The new contract expands the existing cooperation to all flights of all airlines of the French-Dutch airline group, including freighter services, to and from the kingdom. It includes KLM, Air France, Air France Cargo, Martinair and Transavia.
Swissport pointed out that the new deal, which further boosts its presence on the Arabian peninsula, will see it provide air cargo handling services in addition to passenger services and ramp handling.
"We are excited and honoured by the renewed confidence Air France-KLM puts in our business and our people in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia", said Swissport Middle East chief Gerold Tumulka.
"By including all airlines of the group into the contract, we are the preferred partner for Air France-KLM in the region. We look forward to standing by their side through the market recovery and support them post-Covid as prospects get brighter," Mr Tumulka said.
The four-times-a-week flights are being operated with Airbus A330 widebody aircraft. Pre-Covid, Swissport had provided airport ground services to KLM on 10 weekly flights in Dammam (DMM), a stop-over on route between Amsterdam and Muscat, Oman, where Swissport also provides ground services.
According to Mr Tumulka, the contract expansion supports Swissport's growth strategy in the Middle East.
Just recently, it had added Al Qassim as a fourth airport to its portfolio in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Overall, Swissport has been present in Saudi Arabia since 2016 when it started operations in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam.
The start of the expanded agreement, which is valid until 2025, is marked by a new KLM service from Amsterdam to Riyadh (RUH) four times per week, said Swissport.
The new contract expands the existing cooperation to all flights of all airlines of the French-Dutch airline group, including freighter services, to and from the kingdom. It includes KLM, Air France, Air France Cargo, Martinair and Transavia.
Swissport pointed out that the new deal, which further boosts its presence on the Arabian peninsula, will see it provide air cargo handling services in addition to passenger services and ramp handling.
"We are excited and honoured by the renewed confidence Air France-KLM puts in our business and our people in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia", said Swissport Middle East chief Gerold Tumulka.
"By including all airlines of the group into the contract, we are the preferred partner for Air France-KLM in the region. We look forward to standing by their side through the market recovery and support them post-Covid as prospects get brighter," Mr Tumulka said.
The four-times-a-week flights are being operated with Airbus A330 widebody aircraft. Pre-Covid, Swissport had provided airport ground services to KLM on 10 weekly flights in Dammam (DMM), a stop-over on route between Amsterdam and Muscat, Oman, where Swissport also provides ground services.
According to Mr Tumulka, the contract expansion supports Swissport's growth strategy in the Middle East.
Just recently, it had added Al Qassim as a fourth airport to its portfolio in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Overall, Swissport has been present in Saudi Arabia since 2016 when it started operations in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam.