Swissport
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Swissport International Ltd. is a global ground and cargo handling business. Alongside airline representation (ticketing, check-in, dispatch and ground handling services), Swissport also performs such services as line maintenance, aircraft cleaning, and fueling.
The company's operations cover over 170 stations around the globe, and it currently serves more than 70 million passengers [1] annually.
[edit] History
The company started life in the 1950's as a subsidiary of the Swiss national airline, Swissair, charged with providing ground handling services. Expansion was rapid, and it created subsidiaries and entered joint ventures with others. In the 1990's it expanded considerably with the purchase of the extensive ground handling operations of Aer Lingus at London Heathrow Airport (which it subsequently shut down) [2] and DynAir Holdings Inc in the USA which gave it extensive access to some of the world's busiest airports. [3]
[edit] Current Status
Swissport is currently owned by the Spanish infrastructure and service company, Ferrovial. The company currently operates in 42 countries: Algeria, Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Nigeria, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, Tanzania, Ukraine, Uruguay, the United States and Venezuela.
