Monarch Airlines Announces New Gatwick Ground Service Provider After Swissport Issues

Nov. 4, 2014
Airline Services has established a significant airside presence across the UK with facilities at 11 of the UK’s major airports.

Airline Services (ASL), a new ground handling service provider at Gatwick, is to manage ground handling operations at the airport for Monarch Airlines.

The switch follows the airline putting its ground handling contract out to tender after difficulties with previous supplier Swissport over baggage handling service standards.

Monarch put Swissport on 120 days notice at Gatwick at the end of July having previously changed ground handling at Luton and Birmingham airports. It is to retain Swissport handling at Manchester airport.

More details here.