Servisair / Swissport
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They have done a couple of presentations as part of round 2 to potential investors with another next week to an interested party.....
By hook or by crook it has to go to someone, as it cannot be closed down under the EU Commission rules... I just hope the crook part doesn't apply ;-0
By hook or by crook it has to go to someone, as it cannot be closed down under the EU Commission rules... I just hope the crook part doesn't apply ;-0
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By hook or by crook it has to go to someone, as it cannot be closed down under the EU Commission rules
Not quite true. EU Directive only says you can't restrict the market - if the market can't sustain more than 1, then 1 is all you get.
BTW, EU Directive isn't binding - the UK Airports (Groundhandling) Regulations 1997 are.
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750XL/ Well it didn't take long for Swissport MAN to **** on the Servisair staff from a great height 
Give this time and everyone will never remeber a time when they were seperate entites except for the good old times stories in the Ramp crewroom.....
I have seen it many times not just SWP & SA.
Having been at MAN and remembering the Aviance integration of BMI Handling & Gatwick Handling - The collapse of Ringway and all their GSE with makeshift Servisair logos (how do you think the ex-ringway staff felt then???) - Flight Support disappearing into Menzies Handling - Groundstar morphing into Swissport UK - Globeground (T1&3) and Servisair (T2) (never understood what actually happened there lol), the list is endless (apologies for any I have missed).
Its swings and roundabouts. As long as your salary goes into the bank each and every month does it really matter the colour of your uniform and who deposited it????
The ones who's asses are doing the fifty pence twenty pence dance are the managers of both companies (SWP & SA)
but thats the name of the game in GHA management....
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Swissport
WFS are no longer in the running to purchase old Swissport due to financial issues.
It really does not look good now for the old swissport staff. You got to feel for the staff there as they have been done over big time again!
It really does not look good now for the old swissport staff. You got to feel for the staff there as they have been done over big time again!
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Its swings and roundabouts. As long as your salary goes into the bank each and every month does it really matter the colour of your uniform and who deposited it????
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Well im surprised at only 1 for old Swissport perhaps others do not see the potential or they know something the 1 does not..... interesting though, I suppose in a way that's good news for the staff as not sure what would happen if it was never offloaded ?? I understood it cannot be closed.....
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Looks like the takeover has come to a stalemate. Ex swissport staff not being told anything now and it seems like no real interest or bids have been made. Even the last potential buyer seems to have not got back to swissport.
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As the monopolies comission has made it clear that the ex swissport operation at BHX must be sold, I would imagine that any prospective buyer is holding off until the selling price drops to rock bottom and will scoop it up.
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Heard a rumour today that the management of the old Swissport have been told that all potential buyers have pulled out as they don't see it as a profitable business.
Can any staff on here confirm this? If it is true then this is probably the worst case scenario for the staff. Also where would this leave the airlines who are handled by them?
Can any staff on here confirm this? If it is true then this is probably the worst case scenario for the staff. Also where would this leave the airlines who are handled by them?
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I have been told offers for all 3 stations as one and one for BHX on its own are with the EU Commission for rubber stamping. Think an issue at LGW is holding things up, I heard one carrier does not want to go with the Newco thing at LGW