SAS Ground Services chosen by Turkish Airlines at London Heathrow

Turkish Airlines chose SAS Ground Services as their new provider of ground handling at London Heathrow. The agreement is valid from mid July.

Turkish Airlines operates three daily flights between London and Istanbul, with aircraft from both Boeing and Airbus.

"We are pleased to choose SAS Ground Services as our handling agent at Heathrow Airport", says Osman Battal, Director of UK & Ireland for Turkish Airlines. "We are looking forward to a prosperous co-operation."

"We are delighted that we have been awarded the Turkish Airline contract", says Christer Svensson, Managing Director for SAS Ground Services UK. "This is our second contract in which handling of both passengers and ramp is included. Our possibility to compete on the market has improved, since we offer full ground handling." 

For further information, please contact:
Christer Svensson, Managing Director for SAS Ground Services UK Ltd
Phone: +44 (0) 7812 090622 or e-mail: christer.svensson@sas.dk

SAS Ground Services, SGS, is a full-service provider of airline ground handling and airport related services and a wholly owned subsidiary of the SAS Group. SGS is the largest ground handling company in Scandinavia and is also present at many locations around the world, totally at 160 airports in 43 countries. SGS has an annual turnover of SEK 5,900 million and about 8,100 employees.

SGS International provides ground handling and other airport-related services, with own personnel or through subcontractors to more than 30 airlines at approximately 100 airports worldwide. SGS International has a turnover exceeding SEK 1,500 million and around 1,200 employees.