Air Tanzania has commissioned Swissport to deal with their whole hub operation at the airports of Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro. The new agreement consists of a complete service catalogue for Airport Ground Services, Air Cargo Handling and Aviation Security.

Swissport, the international leader in airport ground services and air cargo handling, has been awarded a contract for hub management services for Air Tanzania, the national carrier of the East African country. Starting this month at the airports of Dar es Salaam (DAR) and Kilimanjaro (JRO), Swissport will provide check-in and gate services, baggage handling, moving of aircraft, cargo loading and aviation security services for 21 flights daily. The new partnership further expands the companys growing presence on the African continent.

We are delighted that Air Tanzania has chosen to rely on Swissports high quality, dependable and efficient operational services at its hub airports in Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro, says Jeroen de Clercq, Head of Sub-Sahara and Israel, at Swissport International. With their fast-growing fleet of modern-day aircraft, Air Tanzania is the undisputed leader in the Tanzanian aviation market and we are excited to support them.

Swissport staff will be servicing Boeing 787 Dreamliners, Airbus A220s and Bombardier Q400 aircraft for Air Tanzania, which the carrier operates to ten Tanzanian and six global destinations.

In addition to the Air Tanzania hubs, Swissport already operates primary hubs for leading airlines globally among them Washington Dulles (IAD) for United Express, Viracopos (VCP) for Azul Airlines and Helsinki (HEL) for Finnair. Providing complete hub management for an airline represents a primary sign of confidence in the quality and efficiency of Swissports services. In a full outsourcing, Swissport interacts directly with passengers on behalf and frequently in the name of the airline.