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Swissport to provide ground handling for Gulf Air in Saudi Arabia
SWISSPORT Saudi Arabia, a subsidiary of ground and air cargo services provider, Swissport International, is to provide ground handling services to Gulf Air in Saudi Arabia.
Under the terms of their agreement, the ground handling services will be provided for the carrier's Saudi operations at King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh, King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam.
"A key feature of the collaboration with Gulf Air will be a high degree of customer focus and innovation that we intend to bring to the operation," said Swissport Saudi chief Thomas Bommer.
To ready the organisation across Saudi Arabia, Swissport International has brought in a sizeable number of ground support equipment and recruited an additional 250 aviation staff.
The company provides the airline with ground handling services, including passenger and ramp handling, baggage services, operations coordination and load control.
The agreement with Gulf Air followed a rigorous selection process and sees Bahrain's national carrier become the second Gulf carrier to appoint Swissport Saudi Arabia for its ground handling services in the Kingdom.
Gulf Air operates one of the largest networks in the Middle East, with double daily flights or more to 10 regional cities, in addition to select destinations in the Indian subcontinent and Europe, from its hub at Bahrain International Airport. Bahrain's national carrier offers 90 weekly flights to five destinations in Saudi Arabia.
Under the terms of their agreement, the ground handling services will be provided for the carrier's Saudi operations at King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh, King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam.
"A key feature of the collaboration with Gulf Air will be a high degree of customer focus and innovation that we intend to bring to the operation," said Swissport Saudi chief Thomas Bommer.
To ready the organisation across Saudi Arabia, Swissport International has brought in a sizeable number of ground support equipment and recruited an additional 250 aviation staff.
The company provides the airline with ground handling services, including passenger and ramp handling, baggage services, operations coordination and load control.
The agreement with Gulf Air followed a rigorous selection process and sees Bahrain's national carrier become the second Gulf carrier to appoint Swissport Saudi Arabia for its ground handling services in the Kingdom.
Gulf Air operates one of the largest networks in the Middle East, with double daily flights or more to 10 regional cities, in addition to select destinations in the Indian subcontinent and Europe, from its hub at Bahrain International Airport. Bahrain's national carrier offers 90 weekly flights to five destinations in Saudi Arabia.
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