Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, has been awarded three-year cargo handling contract extensions with Singapore Airlines in the United Kingdom, France and Belgium.
In the U.K., in addition to renewing its cargo handling and domestic road feeder services at London Heathrow and Manchester airports, Singapore’s national carrier is also partnering with WFS for cargo handling at London Gatwick Airport for the launch this month of five
Airbus A350-900 direct flights a week connecting to Singapore Changi Airport, says an official release from WFS.
In Paris, the new three-year contract will extend WFS’s service to Singapore Airlines in France to over 40 years, having commenced in 1986 at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. Singapore Airlines is also renewing its commitment to WFS in Brussels where the two companies have worked together since 2021, the release added.
“We are proud to be growing our relationship with Singapore Airlines and to be supporting the airline’s global reputation for service excellence,” says John Batten, Chief Executive Officer, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia (EMEAA), WFS. “As part of SATS Group, WFS
is now able to offer an end-to-end cargo handling solution on these routes, which leverages the uniqueness of our partnership and ownership.”