We have doubled the number of airports where we are supporting LOT Polish Airlines, with a new five-year ground and air cargo services contract at 12 airports including key hubs at Chicago and Budapest.

New airports include Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), Iasi International Airport (IAS), Oslo Airport (OSL) and Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP). Passenger and ramp services will be provided at all new stations, with air cargo services also starting at YYZ.

The new locations were added to our existing partnership with LOT through the signing of a General Terms of Agreement (GTA), reflecting LOT’s trust in Menzies and their intention to further develop our relationship. As well as standard ground services, our partnership includes knowledge sharing, developing efficiency improvement initiatives and integration of services support systems.

Contract renewals for passenger, ramp and cargo services have also been agreed at Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG), Budapest Airport (BUD) and Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport (CLJ), with the continuation of ramp and passenger services at Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), ramp handling at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) and de-icing, passenger and ramp services at London Heathrow (LHR). We will also start providing passenger services at ORD.

Miguel Gomez, Executive Vice President Europe, Menzies Aviation, said: “We are thrilled to be growing our relationship with LOT Polish Airlines at 12 airports across Europe and North America. The extension of our partnership through the GTA demonstrates Menzies’ trusted reputation as ground handler of choice for the airline at these locations and we look forward to further strengthening our partnership over the years to come.”

Maciej Wilk, Chief Operating Officer, LOT Polish Airlines, said: “We are very happy to open a new chapter of our relationship with Menzies, which is a world class aviation services company. It required a lot of effort on both sides to break the daily routine and look beyond simple contractual obligations. I am very proud of what we have achieved and look forward to further developing the relationship.”