Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, has extended its partnership with American Airlines in Europe with a new cargo handling contract in Copenhagen to support the launch of the airline’s daily Boeing 787 flights between Denmark and its transatlantic hub in Philadelphia.
In Europe, WFS is already handling American Airlines’ growing cargo volumes in France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The new contract in Denmark will be supported by WFS’ continued investments in its cargo and premium products handling infrastructure at Copenhagen Airport.
At the end of 2022, WFS opened its third new cargo terminal at the airport, adding a further 3,700 square metres of capacity. Copenhagen is also one of the more than 25 global airports in WFS’ network with a dedicated GDP-certified pharmaceutical handling facility to support customers working with pharma and life science business community located in Medicon Valley in Greater Copenhagen.
The addition to direct flights from Copenhagen is also positive news for American Airlines’ customers in Sweden which will now enjoy faster cargo connections with the US.
WFS now handles some 100,000 tonnes annually in Copenhagen for more than 20 online airline customers and a further +150 offline carriers, said a release.