Swissport International has been awarded a ground handling licence for Munich Airport along with its local jointventure partner Losch Airport Service. The seven-year licence — the second ground handling licence at Munich — is for the provision of ramp (apron) services at the airport and is scheduled to commence on 1 March 2010.

“It’s the first time Swissport has been awarded with a ramp licence in Germany what we consider as a major step ahead in the German market,” says Per Utnegaard, president and CEO of Swissport International.

As Germany’s second largest air hub, Munich airport handled over 34 million passengers and some 400,000 aircraft movements last year.