Who handles who 2013

[kazzie]

That time of year again! New year.. New thread.

I would like to start off by wishing everyone a Happy New year, And as well wish everyone luck in the coming year as nothing is ever certain anymore

Lot's of changes in the past year..Some good.. Some bad...

Anyway.. I will get kicked started with GLA...

Glasgow

Servisair:

Thomas Cook
KLM
Emirates
United
Air Transat
Virgin Atlantic
US Airways
Various Summer charters
Thomson Airways (until March 31st)

Servisair Smart:

Easyjet

Menzies:

Flybe
Loganair
British Airways (And CityFlyer)
Jet2 (Dispatch and below wing)
Aer Lingus Regional
Icelandair
Eastern Airways
Thomson Airways (As of April 1st)

Jet2:

Passenger Services self handle.

Contracts up for tender this year / new contracts:

Loganair
Lufthansa (operated by Eurowings)





Have a nice year everyone and again, Good luck all!

[TRY2FLY]

Aberdeen

Aero Ops:

bmi regional
Loganair


Servisair

British Airways
OTHERS


Eastern Airways - Self handle (no pun intended)

[speedbird_481_papa]

happy new year to you all as well! Hope 2013 is lucky to you all as Kazzie said, nothing will be certain at all this year so good luck to all in the ground handling part of the industry, wherever you are and whoever you work for, I hope 2013 will be kind to you whatever the airlines decide. :ok:

At Bristol as we stand at the moment (and please correct me if I am wrong!)

Menzies

Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus Regional
Aurigny Air Services
Austrian Airlines
easyJet
Jet2.com
Titan Airways

Servisair

Air France
Air Malta
Blue Islands
BMI Regional ( Aberdeen, Hamburg and Frankfurt only, other services done by Bristol Flying Centre Handling)
Brussels Airlines
Eastern Airways
flyBE
Helvetic Airways
KLM
Ryanair
Thomas Cook
Thomson Airways

the above for Servisair are based/scheduled airlines at Bristol and Servisair will handle all other ad-hoc/one off charters.

Kind Regards all

Speedbird

[TCX69]

Heathrow

British Airways now do ramp & baggage handling for the following airlines at Terminal 3:

American Airlines
EVA Air
Japan Airlines
Royal Jordanian

[dallas]

Genuine question: why is this of interest to anyone?

Amended to add: or is this a keeping an eye on the opposition thing?

[regional_flyer]

Perth - PER/YPPH

Toll Dnata
Emirates Airline
Qatar Airways
Cathay Pacific
Air New Zealand
Thai Airways
Malaysia Airlines
Singapore Airlines
Garuda Indonesia
China Southern
Alliance Airlines

Qantas
Qantas
Qantaslink
Jetstar (domestic)
South African Airways
Air Mauritius

Aero-Care Flight Support
Virgin Australia
Skywest Airlines
Tiger Airways Australia

Skystar
Air Asia Indonesia
Air Asia X
Jetstar (international)
Jetstar Asia
Tiger Airways Singapore (co-contract with Menzies)
Cobham

Menzies
Tiger Airways Singapore (co-contract with Skystar)

[kasuga]

Birmingham

menzies
United
Flybe

Swissport
Turkish
Easy jet
Swiss

Servisair
Emirates
PIA
Eastern
Turkmenistan
Ryanair
Air Malta
Lufthansa
Air France
KLM
SAS
Thomson...new 3 yr contract just signed
Monarch
Aer Lingus ...new 3 yr contract just signed
SN Brussels

[Habana2118]

BHX,

Swissport also have Thomas Cook airlines and Air Malta

[Bigbluebroxi]

Servisair will be handling both Wizz and Lufthansa at GLA.

[strawberry Ribena]

How its looking like at LGW

Menzies Aviation

Aer Lingus
Easyjet
Aurigny
Flybe
Turkish Airlines
Titan Airways
Air Malta (date not yet confirmed)
Croatia Airlines (date not yet confirmed)
US Airways (ramp) until 31st march 13
Lufthansa
Montenegro Airlines


SERVISAIR

Onur Air
Air transat
Air Baltic
Ryanair
Emirates
Rossiya
Ukraine international
Air Europa
Eastern airways charters
Hifly
Aegean Airlines
Belavia
Norwegian Airlines
Nouvelair
Bulgaria Air
Air Arabia


SWISSPORT

Virgin Atlantic
Icelandair
Air Moldova
Monarch airlines
Thomson airways
Air China
Wow Air
Tap Portugal
Caribbean Airlines
British Airways (ramp)
Jet 2
Enter Air
Vietnam Airlines
Afriqiyah Airways
Pegasus Airlines
Balkan holidays
Thomas Cook

[strawberry Ribena]

Sorry just remembered...

Servisair

Gambia bird
Jat airways
Small planet airlines

Menzies

Garuda Indonesia

Unknown
Iraqi airways

[EKA380LHR]

Hi All, here's how things stand at LHR Terminal 3 (I think I remembered everyone:confused:):

ASIG:

Emirates (Pax/Ops)
Thai Airways Intl
Turkish Airlines
SAS
Vuelling (Pax/Ops)
EVA Air (01APR13)

BA:

British Airways
American Airlines (Ramp)
Vuelling (Ramp)
Royal Jordian (Ramp -Contract for tender)
JAL (Ramp)

Dnata:

Turkmenistan
Emirates (Ramp)
Virgin Atlantic (Ramp)
Cathay Pacific (Ramp)
Singapore Airlines
Oman Air
Qantas
PIA
Iran Air
Egypt Air

Air Canada:

Air Canada
ANA (Ramp)
MEA
Air China

Virgin Atlantic:

Virgin Atlantic (Pax/Ops)

American Airlines:

American Airlines (Pax/Ops)
EVA Air (Expires 31MAR13)
Royal Jordanian (Contract for tender)

Menzies:

FinnAir

Japan Airlines:

JAL (Pax/Ops)

Cathay Pacific:

Cathay Pacific (Pax/Ops)

ANA:

ANA (Pax/Ops)

[Tim91]

Few corrections for LGW:

Swissport do Gambia Bird, and also handle Ramp and Dispatch for British Airways, just not Check in yet.

:ok:

[berto44]

LHR

Swissport

Virgin Atlantic (Domestic)

[Good_To_Go]

George Best Belfast City Airport

Menzies Aviation

Aer Lingus


Servisair

Flybe
British Airways
Citywing

[strawberry Ribena]

Swissport
Vueling
Gambia bird


Servisair
Iraqi airways

[TCX69]

So from what information I can gather, the following is the current up-to-date for who handles who:

LONDON GATWICK

http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh498/TCX69K/LGW_zps23b59914.png

[750XL]

Changes at MAN:

Swissport now handle Thomson
WFS (new handling agent to MAN) now handle Turkish, and possibly Etihad soon?

[TCX69]

MANCHESTER

http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh498/TCX69K/MAN_zpsf5703b24.png

[750XL]

Orbest, BMI, Virgin Little Red and Agean are Servisair @ MAN.

I believe Egyptair will be WFS and possibly Libyan soon...

[kasuga]

Any truth to the rumour doing the rounds that Servisair are just about to be bought by one of the following :

1. Swissport
2. Dnata
3. WFS

Nothing in aviation or financial papers, however, it is a strong rumour at BHX. :confused:

[750XL]

http://www.pprune.org/flight-ground-ops-crewing-dispatch/511269-cant-believe.html

See here

[matt_0445]

Flybe are handled by Menzies @ LGW.

[Alex_95]

Who do you think is best to work for during the summer at Bristol Airport?Menzies or Servisair? And reasons why?
Many Thanks :ok:

[speedbird_481_papa]

check your PMs!! :ok:

[harer92]

Germania is Swissport at MAN and LGW

[andi_uk]

LHR T4

Saudi Arabian Airlines PAX and OPS now self handle (ramp dnata) ????

Anyone have a clear picture about who handles who in T4 ?

Thanks.

[Blue-Shamrock 89]

LHR T4

Saudi Arabian Airlines PAX and OPS now self handle (ramp dnata ???)

When did that happen, I thought dnata did full handling including PAX & OPS ?

[Dropline]

Croatia Airlines are handled by Servisair at LGW.

[dionysius]

I know its a bit off thread, but can anyone let me know if Air India uses centralised load control or if load sheets are produced at a local level ???

[speedbird_481_papa]

I know its a bit off thread, but can anyone let me know if Air India uses centralised load control or if load sheets are produced at a local level ???

Probably best to start this off as a new thread to get the answers you are searching for :ok:

Kind Regards

Speedbird

[moomoomoo]

Does anyone have up to date info on who handles who at STN?

[Tranceaddict]

To the best of my knowledge the situation at STN is as follows

Menzies Aviation
EasyJet
Germanwings
Pegasus
Air Berlin
Aurigny
Travelservice
Titan

Swissport
Ryanair
Thomson
Thomas Cook
Belle Air
UPS
Air Moldova

Servisair Cargo
BA
Martinair
Asiana

Fedex self handle

[moomoomoo]

Thanks Tranceaddict :ok:

[handler]

Does anyone have up to date info on who handles who at EMA?

[Blue-Shamrock 89]

Load sheets are done locally

[750XL]

Etihad moving from Swissport to Servisair as of 1st October 2013 at MAN

[T250]

Not really a move then, given the recent acquisition? :oh::hmm:

[750XL]

Who knows...

Doesn't necessarily mean all stations will merge into Swissport

[Capt Wannabe]

Doesn't necessarily mean all stations will merge into Swissport

So what would be the alternative?

[750XL]

I'm sure Swissport are legally allowed to sell individual stations off to other companies ie Dnata?

[Airfrance7]

Which is why Swissport are in the process of purchasing Servisair. Why would you want to sell certain stations to your competition?

[andi_uk]

LHR T4:

Etihad moving from dnata to Servisair

[irish-ramper]

Whats going on with Dnata at LHR? There's talk of redundancies and lost of more contracts! :bored: And with Swissport buying out Servisair, they are rumoured to be after Virgin at LHR! Is this the beginning of the end to Dnata short stint at LHR?

[andi_uk]

dnata will never work at LHR !!!

They can't maintain the high standard of the brand and the quality service they provide elsewhere. The fact that dnata UK is purely handle by ex-aviance management is the evidence that dnata in this country will never have a future !

Management is CRAP
Work Environment is POOR
Staff NOT MOTIVATED

If they stay as a brand they will handle only EK once the contract will expire with ASIG and probably they will retain the QF contract because of the commercial agreements with EK/QF flghts.

Most of the other contracts are "Star Alliance" airlines - once all the star alliance members move to the new T2 ... dnata will be just a dedicated handling agent to EK.

Menzies Aviation will be appointed to handle ALL the Star Alliance Airlines in T2 !!!

The biggest contract for dnata at the moment is Singapore Airlines. Apparently they are not even happy how things are going with the ground staff.

So once they lose this contract they can only focus on "Cargo Business" with the dnatacity project and remain entirely a dedicated agent exclusively for Emirates Airlines.

[750XL]

BMI have moved from Servisair to Menzies at ABZ I believe?

[edi_local]

Menzies Aviation will be appointed to handle ALL the Star Alliance Airlines in T2 !!!


That's simply not going to be the case.

Star Alliance Appoints ASIG Passenger Services Handler At London Heathrow?s Terminal 2 (http://www.aviationpros.com/press_release/11141805/star-alliance-appoints-asig-passenger-services-handler-at-london-heathrows-terminal-2)

From what I've heard (and the above article suggest that) T2 will be split into zones and each zone will see a dedicated handling agency.

[andi_uk]

We'll see.

[irish-ramper]

I agree with your 3 highlighted points, it wont work until those managers and ex Aviance staff have gone. Until then it won't work. I think Dnata are running the ramp business down so they can get rid off dead wood staff and management, then rebuilt there business from scratch.

Menzies won't be the handler for Star Alliance contratcs in T2 as they have just lost Air Zealand, TAP, Aegean and Asiana as from spring 2014. Thats confirm from a Menzies employee it was on there notice board. ASIG is taking over the ground handling for those airlines..

Air Canada will self handle in T2. DNATA have 3 Star Alliance contracts as it stands what happens to them who knows.

At the the moment there is a lot of rumours flying around.

[irish-ramper]

i think that part is true. But Menzies won't be the only handler in T2. Thats fact.

[edi_local]

i think that part is true. But Menzies won't be the only handler in T2. Thats fact.

That's true.

Menzies did indeed release a letter stating that ASIG was taking over the airlines you mentioned.

T2 will be split in to zones which will see various airlines housed together. From what I gather ASIG will be running the front of house show for those airlines in zone D, which will be economy class check in.

Details are thin on the ground at the moment, but we could see a situation where, for example, Menzies (or anyone else for that matte) could handle those exact same airlines in, say, Zone A for premium check in. Swissport could also handle all the ticket desks for those very same airlines in Zone B while DNATA handles their ramp duties and so on.

It all seems a bit confusing at the moment but Menzies will most certainly not be the sole handlers in T2.

[kazzie]

Asiana, TAP, Aegean and NZ are only lost for menzies at Check-in.. As far as we know, Menzies are still handling them in terms of ramp and ops.

However, That can change.

There are serveral rumours flying around about contract losses / gains currently..

[speedbird_481_papa]

I know this is probably best in a separate topic but kind of fits in to above posts.

Any truth in this very speculative article?

Menzies stalking Swissport for possible take-over (http://www.scotsman.com/business/menzies-stalking-swissport-1-576411)

Regards

Speedbird

[Sir Herbert Gussett]

From the 18th September, 2001? Think it's fair to say what the outcome of the speculation was in said article. :rolleyes:

[cjhants]

Article dated 2001!!!

[cjhants]

SHG you just beat me to it

[irish-ramper]

Redundanies is comfirmed at Dnata at LHR 86 jobs to go! With losing the Eithad in T4 i think its a plan to get rid off dead wood and people on big contracts ie Aviance/BMI contracts. Its needed as there is no team work or interest in doing the job!!

[irish-ramper]

Good news for Dnata at Heathrow T4 Wins Philadelphia Airlines contract, Also with Qatar to follow. Qatar contact is a rumour tho. Its TBC. With signing there cargo and trucking at LHR and MAN its thought to include Ramp.:D

[Blue-Shamrock 89]

Where do Philadelphia airlines go ?

Phillipine Airlines goes to Manila I guess :ugh:

[andi_uk]

apart from the 23 Star Alliance Members - from T2 will be operating:

Aer Lingus
Virgin (Little Red)
Germanwings

[The96er]

Jet2 under wing rumored to be moving from Menzies to WFS from Jan 2014 at MAN.

[Scott C]

Birmingham (BHX):

Menzies:

FlyBE
BMI Regional
United Airlines.


Servisair:

RyanAir
Aer Lingus
Emirates
Thomson
Air India
Pakistan International Airlines
KLM
Brussels Airlines


Swissport:

Air Malta
Air Transat
easyJet
Swiss Airlines
Thomas Cook
Turkish Airlines

That's all I can think of at the moment.

[JackRalston]

Germanwings are moving from Menzies to Swissport at MAN in Jan 14.

[strawberry Ribena]

Menzies have got Swiss from December at Gatwick.

[Airstart2012]

Servisair Bristol - successful in obtaining the easyJet contract at BRS from Menzies. So easyJet move to Servisair at BRS!

[pa474]

One handling agent at Bristol again, bet that went down well with the Airport managment!

[irish-ramper]

yes that's where they fly to, but its only 5 flights a week.....:ok:

[MAN-OPS]

Menzies at Manchester apparently have signed a large based airline contract starting in April, unknown at this time who this airline may be.

[The96er]

Menzies at Manchester apparently have signed a large based airline contract starting in April, unknown at this time who this airline may be.

Strongly rumored to be Thomas Cook - we shall see.

[sarnold]

Menzies

Flybe
BA Cityflyer
Easyjet
Aer Arann
Loganair
Adhoc Charters
SATA
Small Planet Airlines
Albastar
Air Malta

Rendezvous Handling
Citywing

[FMCTEMPEST]

So does this mean we have to take some of Menzies S*#T back to Servisair at BRS?

[BRSOL]

Think it means menzies "s*#t" and servisair s*#t are all in the same tiolet now.

[wools]

Rumour has it that Jet2 Ramp handling on the move from Menzies to WFS in January

[pa474]

Well yes if its TUPE. How they(managers) decide who and how many staff they will take to run the operation is still a mystery. I think the flush is broke though!

[The96er]

Rumour has it that Jet2 Ramp handling on the move from Menzies to WFS in January

Already reported here, and is not a rumor anymore.

[aex]

I read that Delta are moving some flights from T4 to T3 at LHR. What company will handle them below-wing? I suppose that Virgin Atlantic will provide over-wing operations at T3.

[andi_uk]

the contract has been renewed some time in 2011 (March/April) for further 3 years with Cobalt.
The transatlantic joint-venture DL+VS begins this summer time, they also talk about to develop a strong partnership in the on a series of improvements on the ground and in the air that will be particular appealing to corporate customers.

It's very likely that Cobalt will lose the contract.

[jbflier]

DNATA now starting to handle VIP flights at Heathrow, not sure what VIP operators they have though!

There is another thread running discussing DNATA and this subject on the bizjet forum.

Interesting move by DNATA.

[irish-ramper]

Yes Delta are moving 3 flights a day to T3 at the start of the summer season. Not sure who is going to handle them just yet. With Swissport taking over Servisair next year and that Swissport handle Virgin everywhere else they (Swissport) could take the whole contract.

interesting times the next few months has in store at LHR for the ground handlers.........:ugh:

[irish-ramper]

Menzies has lost the contract for Easyjet at BFS. Swissport take it over from 31st March. Whats going on there? Menzies have lost it now in a few stations in the UK!

I though Menzies and Swissport work together????? They do in Spain!

Could this be the next take over????? Don't think it would be aloud tho. They might not even give the go ahead for the Swissport/Servisair takeover yet. It hasn't been confirmed yet by the competition body....? Has it?:=

[The96er]

Re Menzies/Easyjet - I've heard Easyjet are getting increasingly frustrated with the service given by Menzies at certain stations, although it could be argued that Easyjet are paying an unrealistically low price for handling. (You get what you pay for !!)

[BHD2BFS]

Who handles who at BFS with regards to passenger and cargo
Thanks

[KNT544]

Pax wise.
Menzies
easyJet (until March)
Continental

Servisair (Swissport from Jan 2014)
Everything else.

Not worked on the ground for a few years so can't be sure on the cargo front. Handlers are Belfast Handling & Servisair.

[irish-ramper]

Got confirmation form a friend that works at BFS and with Menzies that Swissport won the Easyjet contract as they tendered a very low bid to win the contract.
Now what happened to Swissport back in i think 2004 when they went bust in LHR in T1 and over night they close up shop and left. There making a come back in the uk putting in low bids to win airline contracts.. Could it happened again??????

It can't work as you still need the same bodies to do the work so they must be offering a very bad wage.

Does anybody know what there going rate of pay is? :confused:

Be aware of the Swissport pricing machine.......

[Capt Wannabe]

Swissport did not go 'bust' in LHR in 2004.

:ugh::ugh:

[irish-ramper]

Yes they did as i know people that worked for them then! working then and thats what we were told. We lost all our pension entitlement it was confirmed by letter as i seen it. :ugh::ugh:

If not then why did they leave overnight???? :confused:

If they do what there doing now then it'll happen again for sure.

[BSARTL]

Why does everyone think swissport or servisair for that matter, think they will go bust because they under cut menzies? Both companies would not put in a bid, unless it made money! Anyway menzies have undercut everyone for years, menzies have lost easyjet because they cannot provide the service simple! Just because servisair/swissport have won big easy contracts at big bases, everyone jumps the gun & has to discredit them. Menzies time has come to end, about time! I know people who said servisair would not last 6 months, when they lost easy at BRS 5 years ago & other stations. Servisair may be more money, but you pay for what you get! TUPE will keep you all in work!!!!

[kazzie]

Menzies GLA was one of the top performing stations for EZY And they still lost the contract last year after being undercut by Servisair Smart. Handling agents are undercutting each other so much for business that they will take a loss just to gain contacts..

It's becoming a silly game really, The only people who are suffering are those on the front line...

[MAN-OPS]

WFS at Manchester will handle SN Brussels airlines from 31st Jan 2014

[Habana2118]

Anymore news on the rumour of Menzies getting TCX at most Uk airports? The way things are going Menzies needs more customer airlines in the UK as the new Swissport is so big throughout the UK...

[The96er]

Anymore news on the rumour of Menzies getting TCX at most Uk airports? The way things are going Menzies needs more customer airlines in the UK as the new Swissport is so big throughout the UK...

From what I heard was that TCX asked for a 20% reduction from Swissport to which they fell of their chairs laughing. However, If Menzies agree to handle them at such a low price then it proves that no lessons have been learned regarding taking on contracts at unsustainable low prices.
Given that the summer is fast approaching, it would seem unlikely that the contract will move until the Swissport contract runs out which I believe is in 2015. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[Habana2118]

Wow! Let's hope lessons have been learnt!

[speedbird_481_papa]

Menzies have TCX from the end of march at EGGD/BRS!!! :ok: