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Aug 29, 2014 (newstodate): Worldwide Flight Services, WFS, has signed an agreement to acquire Swissport's cargo business at Copenhagen Airport.
Under the terms of the agreement, Swissport will transfer all business activities to WFS on October 1, 2014.
WFS will take over Swissport's 4,200 sq m cargo terminal at Copenhagen Airport handling 18,000 tonnes a year.
-Copenhagen has been a big growth airport for WFS since we opened our operation in 2006, and this latest investment not only gives us potential for further expansion, it brings more leading international airlines into our portfolio in Scandinavia, that are also customers of WFS elsewhere in our global network, says Marc Claesen, WFS Regional VP, North Europe, in a statement.
The new agreement with Swissport will take WFS total cargo volume at Copenhagen Airport to 100,000 tonnes a year.
Its existing facilities at the airport include two cargo terminals with a total area of nearly 10,000 sq m of warehouse space and office accommodation, and business will continue managed by Thomas Petersen, currently serving as WFS Denmark station manager.
WFS airline clients at the airport include Singapore Airlines, China Cargo Airlines, Korean Air, British Airways, TAP Portugal, Iberia, Air Canada, Delta Air Lines, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, Air Greenland, Cargolux and Icelandair.
The sale of the Copenhagen cargo business to WFS includes all business activities currently carried out by Swissport Cargo Services Denmark ApS as well as all assets.
The exit process will start immediately and will be concluded October 1, 2014.
Under the terms of the agreement, Swissport will transfer all business activities to WFS on October 1, 2014.
WFS will take over Swissport's 4,200 sq m cargo terminal at Copenhagen Airport handling 18,000 tonnes a year.
-Copenhagen has been a big growth airport for WFS since we opened our operation in 2006, and this latest investment not only gives us potential for further expansion, it brings more leading international airlines into our portfolio in Scandinavia, that are also customers of WFS elsewhere in our global network, says Marc Claesen, WFS Regional VP, North Europe, in a statement.
The new agreement with Swissport will take WFS total cargo volume at Copenhagen Airport to 100,000 tonnes a year.
Its existing facilities at the airport include two cargo terminals with a total area of nearly 10,000 sq m of warehouse space and office accommodation, and business will continue managed by Thomas Petersen, currently serving as WFS Denmark station manager.
WFS airline clients at the airport include Singapore Airlines, China Cargo Airlines, Korean Air, British Airways, TAP Portugal, Iberia, Air Canada, Delta Air Lines, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, Air Greenland, Cargolux and Icelandair.
The sale of the Copenhagen cargo business to WFS includes all business activities currently carried out by Swissport Cargo Services Denmark ApS as well as all assets.
The exit process will start immediately and will be concluded October 1, 2014.