May 07, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO Aviance) has announced the signing of a string of handling contracts with five different carriers.
In a statement released during the week, NAHCO announced the addition of cargo freighter and cargo warehousing for Lagos and Abuja with Royal Air Maroc.
The contract covers a period of five years and will end in November 2029.
Royal Air Maroc has a running handling contract with NAHCO, which covers all other areas of its operations in Nigeria.
The Company also signed a renewal contract with Kenya Airways that seals the partnership between the two for the next five years. The contract with KQ covers passenger and cargo operations for the airline in Nigeria, which the airline may venture into within the contract period.
The new contract with Dornier Aviation covers passenger flight handling operations for a period of three years for Lagos, Port Harcourt, Abuja, Osubi airport, and other airports in Nigeria.
New entrant, Enugu Air, also chose NAHCO, which has more than 46 years of handling experience, to handle its operations in all locations in Nigeria. The contract covers passenger flight operations for a period of five years for all locations in Nigeria.
The statement further listed the renewal contract with Cronos Airline for a duration of three years as one of the contracts. It covers passenger flight operations for the airline in Lagos and Port Harcourt. NAHCO’s contracts with the airlines reveal a clear trend of international and domestic carriers preferring NAHCO to handle their ground operations.
THEWILL recalls that early this year, the ground handling company announced new contracts with regional operators, Afrijet and Air Sierra Leone, for the smooth handling of their ground operations in Nigeria.
The Group Executive Director, Commercial and Business Development, NAHCO Plc, Prince Saheed Lasisi, expressed delight with the new contracts, describing them as very good and beneficial both to NAHCO and the airlines.
Lasisi said, “This is truly very good for NAHCO and the airlines we have signed these contracts with. When the client’s aircraft is on ground, there is just one Company that can take care of its operations like her very own. That Company is NAHCO. This fact is not lost on Airline operators. Those who want the best service will always come to us”, Lasisi added.
The Group Managing Director, NAHCO Plc, Mr Olumuyiwa Olumekun, described the development as a sign of greater things to come in NAHCO.
He assured the Company’s clients and stakeholders of NAHCO’s focus on daily and consistent improvements in all aspects of its operations.
Anthony Awunor, is a business correspondent who holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Linguistics (UNILAG). He is also an alumnus of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria Kaduna State. He lives in Lagos.
