NAHCO Wins United, Qatar Contracts

Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc said it has won the contract to handle US-based United Airlines for the next three years just as it signed a five-year contract with Qatar Airways in Abuja and renewed the Lagos contract for another five years.

United Airlines had voluntarily exited Nigeria in 2016 and is making a comeback in November and has chosen NAHCO as its preferred partner, providing passenger and ground handling services.

NAHCO’s Group Executive Director, Business Development and Commercial, Saheed Lasisi described it as a boost for the industry, saying, “NAHCO is excited to be the chosen one, we welcome United Airlines back to our airspace, and we are ever ready to provide the airline quality handling at all times, as being currently provided to our numerous client airlines.”

Also the company recently signed a five-year contract with Qatar Airways in Abuja, as well as renewed the Lagos contract for another five years.

Lasisi added: “With the new contracts, which runs for five years and coupled with the additional frequencies of Qatar flights to Nigeria and Ghana, we are glad to go even further to provide the top -notch services for which we are known and have offered the airline for the past nine years.”

The company said the newly renewed contracts would cover all service areas, as it would see NAHCO provide passenger, cargo, and ground handling services to Qatar Airways. It also includes the provision of crew transportation and other ancillary services to the respected airliner.

Also, NAHCO has renewed its contracts with Egypt Air and Royal Air Maroc for another three years. NAHCO said the new signings and renewals indicated the company’s commitment to service excellence and reaffirm its leadership position in the nation’s ground handling business.