SAHCO renews handling contract with British Airways

Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc has renewed its ground handling contract to provide aviation ground handling services for British Airways (BA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Ikeja in Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja for the next five years.

SAHCO started providing Ground Handling Services to British Airways in 2020 when BA moved her ground handling contract to SAHCO after operating in Nigeria for over 40 years.

The airlines acknowledged the need to transfer its Ground Handling contract to SAHCO due to the unrivalled services that SAHCO Provides.

The decision to renew the contract for the next five years , it was learnt was taken by British Airways after the Airline did their due diligence through rigorous audits from their international team for all the Ground Handling companies in Nigeria and still found SAHCO to be the best.

According to the contract, SAHCO would be providing Passenger Handling Services, Baggage Handling services, Ramp Handling services, Cargo Handling services and Warehousing to British Airways at both the International Airports at Lagos and Abuja.

British Airways is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom, headquartered at Waterside, Harmondsworth, near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport.

Basil Agboarumi, Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, SAHCO, speaking about the contract renewal promised to continuously deliver quality and improved ground handling services through SAHCO’s well trained staff in all of SAHCO’S stations.

With the constant investment in modern Aviation Ground Support equipment fitted with the latest technology, SAHCO he said has ensured that all her clients’ expectations are not only met but also exceeded. SAHCO boasts of a professional team that is versed in the best Departure Control systems in the Aviation industry for Passenger Check-in and Boarding, also for Load control systems.

In the event of tracking lost or delayed baggage, SAHCO, he said, has a team that is skilled in World Tracer and Baggage Reconciliation System (BRS).