easyJet contract renewal at 21 European airports

25 November 2021

John Menzies plc

easyJet contract renewal at 21 European airports

John Menzies plc, the global aviation logistics specialist, today announces that Menzies Aviation ("Menzies") has secured an extension to its long-standing ground services partnership with easyJet at 21 airports across Europe.

The contract renewals will see Menzies provide a range of ground services, such as passenger, ramp, cabin cleaning and de-icing, for easyJet flights at major European and UK airports. Collectively, these contracts represent over 80,000 turns annually.

Menzies has a well-established relationship with the airline, dating back over 15 years, with a particularly long history of handling easyJet at its home base at London Luton Airport.

That partnership continues with Menzies providing full ground handling and de-icing services at Amsterdam, Nice, Stockholm Arlanda, Prague, Budapest, and Isle of Man airports as well as ground handling at London Luton airport plus passenger and supervision services at 11 airports across Spain. Further to this, Menzies provides de-icing at Manchester and London Gatwick and de-icing and cleaning at Edinburgh.

Philipp Joeinig, Chairman & CEO of John Menzies plc, said: "As one of Europe's leading airlines, we are delighted that easyJet has yet again selected Menzies as its partner of choice to deliver a suite of services across its European network. Multiple contract renewals are testament to the excellent standard of service that our teams in Europe provide, and we look forward to continuing to deliver best-in-class solutions for easyJet to further strengthen our already long-standing partnership."

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Menzies Aviation is a leading global provider of time critical ground services, fuel services and air cargo services. Menzies Aviation operates at more than 200 airports in 37 countries, supported by a global team of 25,000 highly trained people.

In 2020 Menzies Aviation handled 0.5 million aircraft turns, 1.2 million tonnes of cargo and fuelled 1.9 million turnarounds. Customers include Air Canada, Air China, Air France-KLM, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, easyJet, Frontier Airlines, IAG, Qantas Group, Qatar Airways, Southwest, United Airlines, WestJet and Wizz Air. Best in class safety and security is the number one priority each day and every day.

John Menzies plc, one of Scotland's oldest and largest companies, was established in 1833 as a book seller on Edinburgh's Princes Street and is still headquartered in the city. Today the company is an international aviation services business with operations worldwide.