No second thoughts in the strategy Airport Handling on Fiumicino. The company majority controlled by dnata (a supplier among the major players in the sector worldwide) reaffirms its commitment to Rome Fiumicino despite the legal delays have generated a logistical-operational stalemate. The company, in fact, has been awarded a license 7 years for the provision of ground handling services at Fiumicino airport, following a rigorous tender procedure, but the start of operations was delayed due to ongoing legal disputes initiated by Swissport, the outgoing ground operator: the Regional Administrative Court of Lazio postponed the Swiss company’s appeal until October.
In reiterating this commitment, Alberto Morosi, CEO of Airport Handling, declared: «Service excellence, innovation and safety have always been priorities for us in the execution of airport operations in Milan. We look forward to bringing these high standards of service to Rome Fiumicino Airport, as the airport authority itself designed the new tender procedure precisely to improve the quality of the service. Unfortunately, the prolonged delay we are experiencing impacts not only the service providers awarded the tender, but also on passengers and on the airlines at the airport.”
«Despite these setbacks – assures Morosi – we intend to start operations in Fiumicino as soon as possible. In fact, we have already committed to investing more than 20 million euros in equipment, including advanced electric vehicles, and we plan to hire qualified local employees to provide top-notch services. Our recent hiring of managers with extensive experience in the local market underlines our dedication. We therefore remain optimistic while waiting for the court decisionconfident in the accuracy of the airport authority’s actions and the strength of our position.”
Airport handling is currently one of the main air service providers in Italy, as well as a trusted partner of more 60 companies airlines: at Milan Linate and Malpensa the company manages further 22 million of passengers e 82,000 flights per year.
The majority shareholder of Airport handling is dnata, a global player in the combined air services sector, which operates in addition 120 airports all over the world. In addition to the ground handling business, dnata also provides catering services And cargo in all the main Italian airports.
With a portfolio of more 300 airlines customers, dnata has managed beyond 778,000 flightshandled 2.9 million tonnes of goods, transported 123 million meals and recorded a turnover of 2.4 billion of dollars in the financial year 2023-24.
