Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc, (NAHCO Plc) has signed another five year ground handling with Qatar Airways.
Apart from Lagos and Abuja airports, NAHCO will handle the ground operations for the Middle East airline in Port Harcourt and Kano airports
A statement by the spokesperson of the ground handling company, Samuel Akinrinmade, said the contract is scheduled to take effect from March, 2022.
“Based on its top-notch records in the Nigerian ground handling sub-sector of the aviation industry and having delighted Qatar Airways for several years at different airports across the country where it operates, Qatar Airways has again granted its handling contracts in Port Harcourt and Kano airports to Nigeria’s ground handler of choice, the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc, (NAHCO Plc).
The agreement which takes effect from March 2022, came on the heels of the exceptional top- of- the- range handling services delivery by NAHCO Plc, and it will run for another five years,” the statement said.
Speaking on the renewed contract, Prince Saheed Lasis, NAHCO Plc’s Group Executive Director, Commercial and Business Development, Prince Saheed Lasisi described the feat as reward for hard work and commitment on the part of Management and Staff of NAHCO Plc.
Lasisi expressed excitement on the achievement, describing it as a boost for both companies.
‘’ We are committed to maintaining our leadership position in the ground handling business, as such, we will not relent. The support from the Board of Directors has helped in no small measure, as new Ground Support Equipment are being made available to us for ease of operations. We are therefore primed to continue our excellent service delivery to Qatar Airways,’’ he said.
NAHCO Plc currently has an all-encompassing contract with the airline in Lagos and Abuja, providing passenger, cargo, and ramp handling services to Qatar Airways, which also includes the provision of crew transportation and other ancillary services to the airline.
NAHCO Plc is a Nigerian diversified enterprise with interests in aviation cargo, aircraft handling, passenger facilitation, crew transportation and aviation training and logistics.
It was privatised in the year 2005 and listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in 2006.
