Singapore Airlines has extended its cargo partnership with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in the United Kingdom with a new contract for domestic trucking services connecting 18 regional offline airports.

WFS has provided cargo handling for the airline in the UK since 2015 in support of its passenger and freight services from London Heathrow and Manchester airport, including trucking services between the two hubs and offline handling services across other UK stations.

The ground handling company now handles over 45,000 tonnes each year for Singapore Airlines, which currently operates 30 flights a week ex Heathrow and seven weekly services from Manchester using a combination of Airbus A350 and A380 and Boeing 777 and 747F aircraft.

WFS has expanded its transport fleet in the UK to 28 tractor units and 31 trailers to help move the 50,000 tonnes it moves annually by road. The includes Q7 curtain-sided and Q6 refrigerated units as well as and roller-bed temperature-controlled trailers with state-of-the-art ‘Carrier Vector 1950’ temperature management units.