Singapore Airlines Extends Cargo Handling Contracts with WFS

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(26/06/24)
 Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the
SATS Group, has been awarded three-year cargo handling contract
extensions with Singapore Airlines in the United Kingdom, France
and Belgium.

In the UK, in addition to renewing its cargo
handling and UK domestic road feeder services with WFS at London
Heathrow (LHR) and Manchester (MAN) airports, Singapore’s national
carrier is also partnering with WFS for cargo handling at London
Gatwick (LGW) airport for the launch this month of five Airbus
A350- 900 direct flights a week connecting to Singapore Changi
(SIN) airport.

Singapore Airlines A350 and B747F at Changi Airport. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com

In Paris, the new 3-year contract will extend WFS’
service to Singapore Airlines in France to over 40 years, having
commenced in 1986 at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport.

Singapore Airlines is also renewing its commitment
to WFS in Brussels, where the two companies have worked together
since 2021.

“We are proud to be growing our relationship with
Singapore Airlines and to be supporting the airline’s global
reputation for service excellence,” said John Batten, CEO –
Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia (EMEAA), WFS. “As part of
SATS Group, WFS is now able to offer an end-to-end cargo handling
solution on these routes, which leverages the uniqueness of our
partnership and ownership.”

As a combined company, SATS and WFS have an
Americas-Europe-APAC network with a global footprint of more than
215 cargo and ground handling stations in 27 countries, covering
trade routes responsible for more than 50% of global air cargo
volume.

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