The Vice President, Africa, Indian Ocean and Caribbean of
Air France-KLM Cargo, Jean-Jacques Castillo, has visited the Skyway Aviation
Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL). He was accompanied on the visit by
Philippe-Emmanuel Gindrat, Director, Guinean Gulf (Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso,
Niger, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria) Cargo and Gabriel Lalande, Cargo Manager
Nigeria, as a follow-up to the recent relocation of the Air France-KLM Cargo to
SAHCOL.
According to Basil Agboarumi, the General Manager
Corporate Communications to SAHCOL, “ Jean-Jacques Castillo, who oversees over
64 countries where Air France-KLM operates to, sees the recent move by Air
France-KLM Cargo operations to SAHCOL as a major step. He thanked SAHCOL for
the support they have received so far.”
The Vice President disclosed that Air France –KLM has a
long history operating flights into Africa, promising that they will continue
to build up their network into Africa. He said they operate a daily flight to
every main city in Africa, therefore hoped to continue to contribute in great
ways to the development of the continent, seeing their presence in the African
Market as quite strong. Mr. Castillo, who stated that one thing which is number
one to Air France-KLM is flight safety and that they have left the competitor
to SAHCOL to develop and expand their operations. He stressed that Air
France-KLM is in SAHCOL to stay as a result counting on the SAHCOL team to make
it a success.
While responding, the Managing Director/CEO, SAHCOL ,
Rizwan Kadri assured the visiting Air France-KLM team that they have not made a
mistake moving to SAHCOL, assuring them that SAHCOL has invested a lot to
guarantee them satisfaction. The team also took a tour through the import and
export warehouses of SAHCOL, after which the visiting Vice President expresses
satisfaction with the processes and facilities of the warehouse, and declaring
that the SAHCOL warehouse ranked amongst one of the three best he has seen in
Africa.
The Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) was
prior to December 2009 a struggling establishment of the Federal Government of
Nigeria, having been rescued from the ashes of the liquidated Nigerian Airways.
The fortunes of SAHCOL however took a turn for the better, after 2009, when the
SIFAX Group led by its Executive Vice Chairman, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi (MON), bought
over SAHCOL, in a keenly contested privatization exercise by the Nigerian
Government Privatization Agency- Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE).
Today, SAHCOL stand out amongst its competitors as a
great brand, having won its way to the heart of the Aviation Community,
delivering Aviation Ground Handling Services in line with Internationally
accepted best practices, having undergone and received the highest available
International and local certifications, providing equipment and facilities that
matches with the very best anywhere in the world. A further testament is recent
movements of clients from competitors to SAHCOL.
SAHCOL was incorporated as an Aviation Ground Handling
Service provider under the Nigerian Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990.
It is a fully Nigerian owned enterprise involved in Passenger Handling, Ramp
Handling, Cargo Handling and Warehousing, Aviation security, Baggage
Reconciliation, Crew bus and Executive Lounge services, and other related
Ground Handling services for World best Airlines, originating within Nigeria
and from various parts of the world.
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