Srilankan Airlines awards WFS cargo handling contract at London Heathrow

Stattimes13 Sep, 2021News

SriLankan Airlines is the new customer at Worldwide Flight Services? (WFS) CenterPoint cargo handling terminal at London Heathrow.The airline has awarded WFS with a 32-month contract, commencing in September, to provide cargo handling and airside transport for its Airbus A330-300 flights connecting London and Colombo. SriLankan currently operates a weekly flight on the route but is expected to increase frequencies as the airline industry recovers from the disruption to schedules caused by Covid. Prior to the pandemic, SriLankan Airlines carried some 9,500 tonnes of cargo annually between the two countries.