Menzies Aviation has begun providing full ground handling services at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport in Serbia.
From March 5, the aviation services provider will provide air cargo services, alongside ramp handling and baggage, de-icing, passenger and PRM services at the airport, operated by VINCI Airports since December 2018.
The contract will see Belgrade Airport transfer all ground handling service contracts to Menzies Aviation, subject to partner airlines' consent.
All Belgrade Airport employees in ground handling activity have been offered employment agreements with Menzies as their new employer.
In 2023, Menzies Aviation announced it had signed an agreement with Air Serbia for passenger and ramp services beginning in February 2024. The agreement, Menzies biggest deal in Eastern Europe to date, will see local teams manage more than 22,000 turns in the first year at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport.
Menzies has been busy investing in the first quarter of 2024.
Last month, the company expanded its cargo handling terminal at Budapest Airport’s (BUD) Cargo City in an effort to accommodate growing volumes.
And in January, Menzies took a 50% stake in Jardine Aviation Services Group (JASG) as it looks to expand operations in the Asia Pacific region.
That same month, the company also announced a new joint venture (JV) with Sociedade Gestora de Aeroportos (SGA-SA) to deliver cargo services at Luanda International Airport (Quatro de Fevereiro) (LAD) in Angola.
