Finnair Negotiating to Transfer Baggage and Apron Services to Swissport

Finnair has started negotiations with Swissport, a Swiss company specialised in ground handling, regarding its baggage and apron services at Helsinki Airport.

If agreement is reached between Finnair and Swissport, the business would transfer from current handler Barona Handling to Swissport.

Employees currently working for Barona Handling would transfer to the service of Swissport under their present terms of employment. Finnair's aim is to conclude the negotiations by the end of the year.

"Swissport is a global professional that has strong expertise in ground handling services. With cooperation we aim for even better quality and cost-efficiency," said Finnair's COO Ville Iho.

Developing its partnership network is part of Finnair's strategy of structural change that aims to significantly lower its cost base and improve quality to support its growth.

Finnair’s goal is to grow its Asian traffic from 74 weekly flights to 140 and double its Asian traffic revenue by 2020.

Swissport International provides ground services for around 100 million passengers and 3.2 million tonnes of cargo a year on behalf of some 650 client-companies in the aviation sector. With a workforce of around 35,000 personnel, Swissport is active at 184 stations in 36 countries on five continents, and generated consolidated operating revenue of CHF 1.7 billion in 2010.

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