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Old 2nd Aug 2009, 20:54
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Servisair Contract Loss Rumour

I've heard a rumour (and I must stress this is a RUMOUR) that servisair at EDI may be losing the Ryanair contract. Anyone know anything more?
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Old 2nd Aug 2009, 22:44
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Just to add, also must stress rumor only no solid grounds! But the same rumor going around at bhx as well!
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Sam, What that they have lost contract at Bhx ??
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Yeh that's the rumor i've heard at bhx!
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BHX contract is up in Oct for renewal NOT LOST..........
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servisair contract with ryanair is up for renewal here at lpl aswell in a few months! tbh most of us manual checkin agents r hoping gate aviation get the contract! n the codaco trained staff have to stay with ****air!!!
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Old 17th Aug 2009, 00:37
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Also a rumour doing the rounds is that servisair will lose Thomsons ro Swissport as a nationwde handling agreement.
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Major mistake by Thomson if Swissport at BHX are the nationwide standard, I would think that all the recent press coverage that Swissport STN received that Thomson may reconsider if at all true.
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Old 18th Aug 2009, 18:54
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How can you have a nationwide handling agent, when Swissport don't even operate from some of TOMs airports?
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Old 19th Aug 2009, 00:05
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Obviously it wouls be nationwide at airports were swissport are based..Dohhh
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I was under the understanding the contract for Ryanair was nationwide.
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Old 21st Aug 2009, 18:01
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Ok, so say Ryanair / Thomson chose Swissport as their nationwide handling agent, who would be eligible for the contract at an airport where Swissport do not operate?
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Old 22nd Aug 2009, 17:09
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Well a contract can be whatever you agree. Unless any of us are party to the detail of the contract then we won’t know. It could however be one of the following options.
OPTION 1~ only the stations the handling agent operates at are contracted and the airline has to find another alternative for the other stations.
OPTION 2 ~ a contract is entered into for “all stations” and where the handler is not present the handler has to contract the services of another handling agent through a sub contract agreement
In my experience option 2 is very rare as there are issues around article 8.5 on the SGHA which covers liability and the airline does not have the same control over the service provided as they are not contracted with the agent delivering the service.
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Old 25th Aug 2009, 20:03
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TOM have been handled at NCL for a number of years by Swissport, no problems and contract renewed several times. Servisair lost it when it was Britannia many moons ago! Obviously standards differ greatly from station to station for handling agents?
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Old 4th Sep 2009, 13:59
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Swissport to get Thomson national deal "I dont think so sunny jim"

Swissport have no chance of getting hold of Thomson nationally. Thomson regard them as the cowboys of the industry and only gave them a couple of stations in the uk so it would keep servisair on there toes.

Look at LGW its been a total shambles since swissport have been at the helm.

That company is a disgrace and is run by people with no clue as to what ground handling is all about.
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Old 4th Sep 2009, 19:23
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They don't seem to have any problems up in NCL, granted only 3 to 4 aircraft based, but the 2 seem to have a good relationship. Having said that Servisair are very quiet these days up north!
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Old 4th Sep 2009, 21:24
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I don't think Thomson would use the LGW operation to keep Servisair on their toes, it is too important. In several internal communications they have referred to it as their "flagship base"

Having said that, role on the day Servisair comes back to look after us at LGW, as previous posters Swissport really don't have a clue.
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Old 4th Sep 2009, 23:39
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Have to say I agree with BlueTui...come back Servisair, all is forgiven! A 25 min turnaround at LGW was unlikely before the change to Swissport, now we're lucky if we even see a member of groundstaff by green light, let alone any pax.
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Old 5th Sep 2009, 04:58
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i think your colleagues would like the same to happen in stn????
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Thumbs up

Thats how the crew feel mickey, i can assure you that. Nothing like landing at 0100, and not getting any steps until 0230 to make you want to look elswhere. And hey...TOM KNOW what servisair can do now.......they had a little taster of their offloading skills a few weeks ago when s/port had nobody to do it ;-0 Bring on that contract
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