CYPRUS Airways has entered into a joint-venture agreement in order to provide the whole range of aviation services at its two most important airports.

Swissport-GAP has been selected as partner and (together with Cyprus Airways), will join forces to apply for the ramp licence at Larnaca and Paphos with the intention to offer full ground handling services to Cyprus Airways and other airlines.

Christos Christopoulos, director of Swissport-GAP Cyprus, said: “With this strong partnership we are confident to obtain the official licences by the end of 2007, allowing us to start up the operational businesses in Spring 2008. Indeed, a promising outlook for the steadily growing Cyprus Aviation market.”

In addition, Singapore Airlines, has given notice to Swissport’s Cargo organisation in London Heathrow to resume its cooperation, effective from 1 January 2008. The assumed annual volume of this cooperation is over 36,000 tons.

Swissport’s Heath White, vice-president and head cargo Europe, said: “We made a large decision to expand upon our facilities and invest sizeable into a new infrastructure including new equipment and ramp access. This will put us firmly in a leading position in London on quality, customer care and operational capability. That Singapore Airlines returns to us is of highest strategic value and they have also given us their complete distribution in the UK, what we appreciate very much.”