We have won three new contracts with major Latin American carrier Avianca to become the airline’s ground handling service provider at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), and air cargo handler at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS).

The new contracts are an expansion of our partnership and follow our recent win to provide warehouse cargo handling services for Avianca at Miami International Airport, which will see us handle approximately 250,000 tonnes of cargo per annum for the carrier, our largest ever single cargo contract.

Earlier this month, we started providing a full suite of ground handling services for an expected six flights per week at LAX connecting the US West Coast with Latin American countries.

Operations in Canada also launched this month, as we started ramp handling and cabin cleaning services at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ). We will initially support three flights per week to Colombia with the expectation of this increasing as Canada grows in popularity as a tourist and business destination for Avianca’s customers. We have extended our coverage into Terminal 1 at YYZ with these services, which means we have an operational presence across all of the airport’s terminals.

Finally, we won a three-year contract for cargo and freighter ramp handling services at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). Representing four turns a week and 15,000 tonnes of cargo annually, the contract will increase our perishable cargo handling at AMS. The win also means that we will cover two major hubs in Avianca’s flower distribution network, including Miami International Airport.

John Redmond, Executive Vice President, Americas said: “We are proud that our partnership with Avianca continues to go from strength to strength in the Americas region and beyond. We have significantly grown our relationship with Avianca this year, taking over five stations and providing services across ground handling, air cargo handling and into-plane fuelling. This is testament to the hard work of our teams on the ground and the safe, secure and consistent quality service we provide. We look forward to further strengthening our ties with Avianca.”