Airport Ground Services Provider Air India-SATS Costs Rise on New Flying Rules

June 2, 2020
Airport ground services company Air India-SATS is grappling with more work, less revenue and higher costs due to reduced airline operations combined with new rules for passengers, baggage and aircraft cleaning.

Mumbai: Airport ground services company Air India-SATS is grappling with more work, less revenue and higher costs due to reduced airline operations combined with new rules for passengers, baggage and aircraft cleaning.

The company, a joint venture between the national carrier and SATS, a Singaporean ground-handler and inflight caterer, plans to pass on the extra costs of additional cleaning and sanitisation and baggage handling to its airline customers, chief commercial officer Raj Andrade told ET in an interview.

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