Air France-KLM Group signs 5-year deal for Kingdom’s international airports
Swissport will be serving Air France-KLM Group in Saudi Arabia until 2025. A 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 of Saudi Arabia.
With the 5-year commitment of French-Dutch airline group Air France-KLM in Saudi Arabia, Swissport further strengthens its presence on the Arabian peninsula. The new contract also includes air cargo handling in addition to passenger services and ramp handling.
The new agreement covers all airlines of the Air France-KLM Group, including KLM, Air France, Air France Cargo, Martinair and Transavia.
“By including all airlines of the group into the contract, we are the preferred partner for Air France-KLM in the region,” commented Gerold Tumulka, CEO, Swissport Middle East.
The contract expansion supports Swissport’s growth strategy in the Middle East. Just recently, Swissport 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. Swissport has since gradually developed its business from a greenfield start-up into an established organization with a broad customer base of established regional airlines and well-known international carriers.
Swissport Middle East is also operating in Oman since 2017 together with its partner Al Jarwani Group, which holds 30% of the joint venture.
