Baltic Ground Services signs an agreement with Lufthansa Group to provide into-plane fuelling services in the three largest airports in Poland
Baltic Ground Services has signed an into-plane fuelling services agreement with one of the largest aviation companies in the world Lufthansa Group which owns such globally renowned carriers as Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Austrian Airlines AG, SWISS International Air Lines Limited, Germanwings GmbH and others. Baltic Ground Services will provide into-plane fuelling services to these airlines in the largest three airports in Poland – Warsaw, Krakow and Katowice.
‘Our consistent business strategy is the reason why today we can enjoy some outstanding results. Since entering the Polish market several years ago we have been providing integrated aircraft ground handling services to our clients who have grown to appreciate the high quality of our facilities and the professional attitude of our leading specialists. The fact that we have been chosen by such globally prominent aviation company as Lufthansa only goes to prove once again that we are working towards the right direction and are able to offer optimum price-quality ratio,’ commented the CEO of Baltic Ground Services Saulius Batavicius.
According to S.Batavicius, in order to increase the company’s competitiveness and expand its Polish market share even further, Baltic Ground Services will continue to keep its strategic plan on track and invest even more resources into improving its infrastructure and expanding the list of its capabilities in 2012.
The aircraft ground handling services provider serving the largest airlines in Europe projects that the into-plane fuelling services for the Deutsche Lufthansa AG carriers will increase the scope of its activities by 40%. Last year Deutsche Lufthansa AG carried over 100 million passengers. The group companies that own more than 400 subsidiaries and associated enterprises worldwide, operate the fleet of almost 700 aircraft.
About Baltic Ground Services:
Baltic Ground Services (BGS) provides ground handling and fuelling services in Lithuanian and Polish airports. BGS provides all standard passenger and aircraft ground handling services, including check-in and boarding of passengers, baggage handling, aircraft cabin and exterior cleaning, cabin heating, de-icing, aircraft towing and pushback as well as other services. In 2008, BGS has become the first in Europe and one of the ten in the world ground handling company to be awarded the ISAGO safety and quality certificate for ground handling services. BGS is a part of aviation business group Avia Solutions Group. For more about Baltic Ground Services, please visit us at www.bgs.aero.
About Deutsche Lufthansa AG:
Deutsche Lufthansa AG is a global aviation group. The Group operates in five business segments, each dedicated to high quality standards. The five units – the passenger airline business, logistics, MRO, catering and IT services – all play a leading role in the industry in which they operate. The Lufthansa Group includes a total of more than 400 subsidiaries and associated companies. In the passenger business Lufthansa Passenger Airlines, SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Germanwings are acknowledged as quality carriers in their markets. Lufthansa was able to consolidate its position in its European home market in 2011: measured by passenger numbers and revenue it is Europe’s largest airline. The Passenger Airline Group consists of the companies operating in the Lufthansa airline group, i.e. Lufthansa Passenger Airlines, SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Germanwings, together with its equity investments such as Brussels Airlines and offers its customers important benefits.
