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Old 28th Apr 2009, 16:00
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mantug01
 
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So many pain points .....

Airlines are offering passengers very cheap fares, just to get a bum on a seat, this is causing the airlines to cut their costs (so they can make a small profit) and tendering for ground handling at very reduced rates, this is causing the cost per turn to be greatly reduced from what it was only a few years ago.

The reduced turnaround rate is now causing strain on every handling agent to turn the aircraft and make any small profits to keep their business alive.

Some contacts its a very fine line for the ground handler to break even. The result is a very poor standard of handling i.e. no staff available to meet the inbound flight, as they cannot afford to hire any excess staff to allow for it.

The airlines are still expecting the ground handler to jump through hoops even through they are not even paying enough for a loop in the first place!
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