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Nov 04, 2015 (newstodate): The suspension of operations by Swissport Russia at Moscow Vnukovo Airport from November 1, 2015, has driven its 10 customer airlines to its competitor instead.
Due to the stop of services, UTG Aviation Service has now taken over the handling of airlines including Rossiya, Orenburgskie avialinii, Pobeda, Volga-Dnepr, Vologodskoe AP, 224 AS, AirBridgeCargo, airBaltic, Syrian Arab Airlines, and WIZZ Air Hungary.
According to Russian media, Swissport Russia lost its contract with a local provider of aircraft fuel, and Swissport Russia also abrogated its contract with the ground handling control center TSUNO that handles the invoicing and payments between a ground handling company and airline customers at Vnukovo Airport.
Swissport Russia was set up on May 31, 2013, as a JV between Swissport and the Moscow Vnukovo-based handling company "Servis-VS" that handles some 130 foreign and Russian carriers.
Due to the stop of services, UTG Aviation Service has now taken over the handling of airlines including Rossiya, Orenburgskie avialinii, Pobeda, Volga-Dnepr, Vologodskoe AP, 224 AS, AirBridgeCargo, airBaltic, Syrian Arab Airlines, and WIZZ Air Hungary.
According to Russian media, Swissport Russia lost its contract with a local provider of aircraft fuel, and Swissport Russia also abrogated its contract with the ground handling control center TSUNO that handles the invoicing and payments between a ground handling company and airline customers at Vnukovo Airport.
Swissport Russia was set up on May 31, 2013, as a JV between Swissport and the Moscow Vnukovo-based handling company "Servis-VS" that handles some 130 foreign and Russian carriers.