Menzies Could Lose LAX Baggage Handling Job Over Safety Breaches

Oct. 13, 2014
Cal/OSHA recently fined Menzies $77,250 for five safety violations related to the death of Cesar Valenzuela, who was killed after being thrown from a baggage tractor that did not have a functioning seat belt.

John Menzies is in danger of losing its prestigious contract to handle baggage at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) as unions call on authorities to hold the company to account over a safety record that has seen four deaths in less than a decade at California airports.

The Independent can reveal that the board of airport commissioners of Los Angeles World Airports has had on its agenda a recommendation to terminate the Scottish company’s non-exclusive licence agreement at LAX – America’s third busiest airport – five times in the past year.

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