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GLOBAL NEWS<br />
WFS and THAI Cargo sign 5-year cargo handling contract<br />
LONDON: Worldwide Flight<br />
Services (WFS) began providing on<br />
September 1 cargo handling services<br />
to THAI Cargo in its offices in the UK<br />
and Ireland.<br />
Under the companies' five-year<br />
contract, WFS will provide cargo<br />
handling for THAI's double daily<br />
Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 flights<br />
from London Heathrow to Bangkok as<br />
well as regional cargo handling across<br />
its UK and Ireland stations and<br />
trucking network connecting each<br />
airport location.<br />
The Thai Cargo team in the UK and<br />
Ireland will also relocate to WFS'<br />
Building 550 in the World Cargo<br />
Centre at Heathrow, where THAI will<br />
have a dedicated export facility with<br />
direct air-side access.<br />
The location is also conveniently<br />
situated adjacent to the UK Border<br />
Inspection Post (BIP) at Heathrow.<br />
“We are extremely proud that THAI<br />
Cargo chose WFS to support its<br />
continued growth in the UK and<br />
Ireland. Our ability to provide a<br />
dedicated location at Heathrow<br />
alongside our stations and trucking<br />
network connecting all the major<br />
cargo points of the UK and Ireland all<br />
contributed to our successful tender<br />
for this contract,” said Patrick Roberts,<br />
VP UK & Ireland at WFS.<br />
“This gives us further opportunity<br />
to enhance our growing relation-ship<br />
with THAI Cargo at another major<br />
airport gateway in Europe and we<br />
look forward to providing the highest<br />
quality standards of service, safety &<br />
security for THAI and its customers.”
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