Ground Handlers: Battling high charges amid existential threat

Ground Handlers: Battling high charges amid existential threat

The aviation ground handling sector is at a crossroads. Its survival can no longer be sustained with the current handling charges. They face an existential threat, writes, WOLE SHADARE Critical role Ground handling plays a crucial role in the aviation industry. It encompasses various services provided on the ground to ensure the smooth operation of flights. In aviation, the term “ground handling” refers to the wide range of services provided to facilitate an aircraft flight or…

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Ground handlers propose N400, 000 for B737, N250 for CRJ rates per flight 

Ground handlers propose N400, 000 for B737, N250 for CRJ rates per flight 

Only rates review i’ll  sustain handling companies-Stakeholders     Business organisations in the Nigerian aviation industry are suffocating and need government intervention to remain alive. This is as ground handling companies in the country have declared that the current handling rates charged by airlines, especially the domestic operators, were no longer sustainable, fearing that if not reviewed upward in the next few months, the sub-sector may collapse totally. Handling companies through the Aviation Ground Handlers…

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