Swissport International has been appointed by Qantas Freight to provide cargo ground handling services at London Heathrow Airport. Operations started in mid-September. The new business is the third major win by Swissport Cargo Services UK within the last two months, following South African Airways and Finnair, the ground handler said.

With the global airfreight business still far from fully recovered, new cargo handling agreements are more vital and valuable than ever and Swissport London Heathrow is delighted to have been awarded the Qantas Freight contract. The new agreement includes the cargo handling of the Australia-based carrier’s four daily passenger flights, as well as all trucking and off-line handling within the UK.