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Menzies Aviation secures easyJet contract renewals at 21 European airports

Menzies Aviation announced today that it has secured an extension to its long-standing ground services partnership with easyJet at 21 airports across Europe.

Above: Menzies Aviation at London Luton Airport.
Courtesy Menzies Aviation 
 
The contract renewals will see Menzies provide a range of ground services, such as passenger, ramp, cabin cleaning and de-icing, for easyJet flights at major European and UK airports. Collectively, these contracts represent over 80,000 turns annually.
 
Menzies has a well-established relationship with the airline, dating back over 15 years, with a particularly long history of handling easyJet at its home base at London Luton Airport.
 
That partnership continues with Menzies providing full ground handling and de-icing services at Amsterdam, Nice, Stockholm Arlanda, Prague, Budapest and Isle of Man airports as well as ground handling at London Luton airport plus passenger and supervision services at 11 airports across Spain. Further to this, Menzies provides de-icing at Manchester and London Gatwick and de-icing and cleaning at Edinburgh.

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Philipp Joeinig, Chairman & CEO of John Menzies plc, said: “As one of Europe’s leading airlines, we are delighted that easyJet has yet again selected Menzies as its partner of choice to deliver a suite of services across its European network.

"Multiple contract renewals are testament to the excellent standard of service that our teams in Europe provide, and we look forward to continuing to deliver best-in-class solutions for easyJet to further strengthen our already long-standing partnership.”

 

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