Swissport launched its air cargo operations in Australia in early November and is now providing a range of handling services at Sydney Airport. 

The new service at Sydney Airport will add to Swissport’s global network of 117 air cargo centers and will complement its current ground services business in Australia. 

The ground handler believes the introduction of cargo operations in Australia will help strengthen trade routes between Australia and Asia. The company is working with first customers, VietJet and Batik Air, to expedite imports to and exports from Australia via their Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) gateways to markets across Asia via Vietnam.   

“Services will include cargo acceptance, screening and documentation, build-up and breakdown of pallets, container handling, loading and unloading of aircraft as well as short-term warehouses as needed by our domestic and international airline customers,” said Brad Moore, regional CEO of Asia Pacific at Swissport International. 

Swissport processed 4.8 million tonnes of cargo globally in 2022, and the move is part of the company’s growth strategy in Australia, New Zealand and across Asia Pacific. It acquired Australian airport ground handler Aerocare in 2018 and now works with 23 airline customers at 24 airports down under.