no new business to speak of (apart from Canadian Air Force)
I was brought up on a diet of CanForce CC130s (with the occasional CC-144 and Buffalo !) parking on the main apron....handled by Air Canada ! Having said that PIK did well for a number of years but they were good multi taskers when they had to be looking after a variety of clients to survive. These days they are the self handling department of Ryanair and EVERYTHING else righty comes a distant second. Hence the CFC handling went to Greer back in 2002 or thereabouts.
I also thought that the European Single Market meant that the Airport Operator was no longer able to dictate terms as to what Handlers could bid for what work. Isn't that illegal under anti competitive law? Like KLM not being sole handler at Schiphol or Lufthansa at Frankfurt with both airports being forced to allow in Menzies and the like. How can PIK dictate what minor titbits the competing handlers are allowed to bid for and favour it's own in house subsidiary? Or does EU legislation not apply in darkest Ayrshire?
PS I'm allowed to slag off the county as I was born there...