Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has commenced a five-year ground handling contract at Edinburgh Airport with easyJet – the launch airline customer for its new cost-plus business model in the Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia (EMEAA) region.
WFS is now providing passenger and baggage handling services as well as ramp handling for 13,000 easyJet flights a year. easyJet is the largest airline in Edinburgh and flies four million passengers a year from the Scottish capital.
Under the terms of the contract, WFS is responsible for easyJet’s check-in, bag drop, boarding, baggage loading, aircraft reconfiguration and push-back at Edinburgh Airport, and vice versa for arriving flights and customers.
WFS EVP ground handling Europe Middle East Africa & Asia (EMEAA), Will Facey (pictured left) said: “This is a major new contract which significantly supports our ground handling growth strategy.
“Our operation and team in Edinburgh are focused on easyJet and we have put in a lot of time and investment to ensure we are delivering our services from the airline’s and customers’ perspective because we care about how the easyJet performs.
“We are very pleased with the way the contract has started. We want to be a part of what makes both the airport company and easyJet in Edinburgh successful.”
Facey said it has plans to grow ground handling business – which is focused on serving narrowbody, high volume airline operations – giving WFS the opportunity to bring something fresh to the market to improve the quality of handling for airlines, airports and passengers.
