BGS Signs a Partnership Agreement with a Ukrainian Carrier SkyUp Airlines

Nov. 3, 2022
BGS will be providing SkyUp Airlines with ground handling services at Vilnius International Airport in Lithuania as well as into-plane fueling services at Riga International Airport in Latvia and Tallinn International Airport in Estonia.

Baltic Ground Services (BGS), an international provider of ground handling, aircraft fueling and logistics services and a family member of Avia Solutions Group, leaders in end-to-end capacity solutions for passenger and cargo airlines worldwide, has signed a new contract with a Ukrainian carrier SkyUp Airlines.

Under the new contract, BGS will be providing SkyUp Airlines with ground handling services at Vilnius International Airport in Lithuania as well as into-plane fueling services at Riga International Airport in Latvia and Tallinn International Airport in Estonia. The contract for services in Vilnius is signed for a period of three years, while at this moment, services in Riga and Tallinn will be provided for six months. This is the first time the companies will be working together.

Vitalis Dudys, BGS Group head of commerce, commented: “We are delighted to start working with SkyUp Airlines, and are ready to provide them with professional high-quality ground handling and fueling services. I trust that this contract will become the beginning of a successful and strong partnership.”

Dmytro Seroukhov, CEO at SkyUp Airlines, commented: “Entering the European market was one of the strategic goals of our company a year ago. The war just drastically accelerated this process. Together with our strategic partner Join UP!, we plan to carry out charter programs from Vilnius, Riga, Tallinn. It is highly important for us to have reliable partners such as BGS, who will provide quality service to our passengers.  We are very happy with this cooperation and the support that we receive from our partners day by day.  For us, as Ukrainians, this is really valuable and important.”