Swissport Grows Ground Services and Cargo Business

Swissport continued its trajectory of profitable growth in the first half of 2018. The Group increased the number of passengers handled on behalf of its airline clients to 132 million (up 10.0% on 2017). The positive development can be attributed to organic growth, with most regions profiting from increased global economic activity, and to the contribution of Aerocare following the company’s acquisition in March 2018. With an increase of 5.0% to 2.3 million tons, Cargo also traded positively in the January to June period.

“Swissport continues to deliver value by focusing on profitable growth,” says Eric Born, Group President and CEO of Swissport International AG. “A mix of organic growth, our acquisition of Aerocare, the disciplined restructuring of underperforming operations and the exit from continuously loss-making activities, contributed to the favorable results”. 

Total revenue for the first six months 2018 increased to EUR 1.43 billion (up 4.1% on 2017). In the Cargo Services business, total half-year revenue amounted to EUR 0.26 billion (up 7.3%). Swissport also recorded a positive trend in its Ground Handling business with EUR 1.17 billion of revenue for the first half of 2018 (up 3.4%). Group EBITDA for the first six months increased to EUR 116.3 million (up 35.5%).