Following in the footsteps of its airline clients, aviation services group, Swissport International has announced it will apply a separate fuel surcharge of up to 2 per cent under its current contractual agreements as from mid-June.
Swissport said that despite intensive efforts at reducing internal costs it had no choice but to put in place the surcharge in response to the continued steep rises in fuel prices. “Swissport is following a general (unfortunate) industry trend,” the group said.
Swissport operates thousands of vehicles and energy-generating facilities all over the world which have seen their fuel costs rise by up to 50 per cent over the past few months, the group added. The precise details of the new surcharge for the company’s products, services and tariffs that involve fuel/energy depending activities will be determined and implemented locally by Swissport’s various stations around the world.