10th May 2007 07:03
Go-Ahead Group PLC10 May 2007 For release at 0700 am on 10 May 2007 The Go-Ahead Group plc ("Go-Ahead" or the "Group") aviance UK agreement with British Airways Further to the announcement on 5 March 2007, referring to talks with BritishAirways, Go-Ahead is pleased to announce that aviance UK, the Group's aviationservices business, has now agreed contractual terms with British Airways to takeover the airline's ground handling operations at Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgowand Manchester under a five year contract worth approximately £60 million.aviance UK will take over the operations on a phased basis, starting on 12 June2007 and will complete this process by 11 July. The relevant British Airwaysstaff will have the right to transfer to aviance UK under TUPE regulations. Commenting on the contract, Keith Ludeman, Chief Executive of Go-Ahead, said: "We are delighted that we have been awarded this contract by British Airways andlook forward to delivering a first class service to British Airways and itspassengers." For further information, please contact: The Go-Ahead Group plcKeith Ludeman, Group Chief Executive 020 8929 8650Ian Butcher, Group Finance Director 0191 232 3123 Weber Shandwick Financial Richard Hews/Rachel Taylor/Hannah Marwood 020 7067 0700 Note to Editors: BUSThe group's bus division operates over 3,600 buses, providing over 505 millionpassenger journeys and covering around 236 million vehicle kilometres each year.Operations fall into four main geographical areas: deregulated services in northeast; deregulated services in West Midlands; deregulated services in south east/ southern England; and regulated services for Transport for London in thecapital. The newest additions to this division are Dockland Minibuses andMarchwood buses. RAILThe group's rail division operates a fleet of 630 trains on which over 280million passenger journeys are undertaken. Concentrated in the south east ofEngland both our franchises, Southern and Southeastern, operate a mix ofsuburban commuter and mainline routes throughout south London, Kent, Surrey andSussex. The Southeastern franchise will include the operation of new high speedtrains on the domestic Channel Tunnel Rail Link into St Pancras from 2009. AVIATION SERVICESThe group's aviation services division undertakes a wide range of supportservices for national and international airlines. Services provided includecargo handling, passenger check-in, baggage handling, information desks,executive lounges, ground handling and customs clearance. In the last year 45million passengers were handled as well as over half a million aircraftmovements. The division includes Meteor Parking which is the second largestparking company in the UK, managing over 58,000 parking spaces predominantly atBAA airports, with a range of customers, including BAA, local authorities,retail outlets, NHS trusts, hotels and rail stations. Well known brands include'Pink Elephant', 'Park 1' and 'eparking'. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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