Swissport wins Munich Airport ground handling licence

Zurich/Stuttgart, 17 November 2009 - Swissport International, the
world's leading aviation services company, has been awarded a ground
handling licence for Munich Airport. Swissport and its local
joint-venture partner Losch Airport Service won the corresponding
tender process against various well-known competitors. The seven-year
licence will enable Swissport/Losch to provide ramp (apron) services
at the airport. These operations have now been scheduled to commence
on 1 March 2010.

The new ground handling licence for Munich attracted sizeable
interest: the airport is a key transport hub, and the awarding of
such licences in Europe is a far-from-everyday event. With local
market leader FMG already established at the airport, this second
licence was put to international tender. The proposed collaboration
between Swissport (with its global expertise) and Losch Airport
Service (with its strong local roots) proved the most attractive
offer, and earned the partners the licence.

"It's the first time Swissport has been awarded with a ramp licence
in Germany what we consider as a major step ahead in the German
market," says Per Utnegaard, President and CEO of Swissport
International. "And we're greatly looking forward to further
developing our customer relations with all Airlines at Munich
Airport, the 2nd biggest Hub in Germany."

Losch Airport Service has been active in the airport sector for
several years now: its workforce of over 500 personnel already
provides ground handling services at five German airports. "I am
delighted at this licence award," says CEO Marc Losch. "And I'm
convinced that, working with Swissport, we can offer truly excellent
ground handling services for Munich Airport and the airlines that
serve it."

Adrian Melliger, Swissport's Senior Vice President Switzerland &
Germany, is equally enthusiastic. "Munich is an investment in the
future for us, too, and one where we expect to see attractive growth
in the longer term," he explains. "The airport handled over 34
million passengers and some 400 000 aircraft movements last year,"
Melliger continues. "And I have every confidence that Swissport/Losch
will be able to establish itself in this market and offer the
airport's airlines an attractive new ground handling option."

Preparations already in full swing
All the operational and commercial aspects of the new services -
processes, structures, customer agreements, personnel,
infrastructure, equipment and so on - will be finalised over the next
few weeks with a view to starting operations as planned on 1 March
2010. Swissport/ Losch look forward to the challenge of making their
own quality mark at Germany's second-biggest hub. Further information
on their progress here will be provided as soon as possible.

Swissport International Ltd., which is owned by Ferrovial, a leading
European infrastructure and service corporation based in Spain,
provides ground services for over 70 million passengers and 3.5
million tonnes of cargo a year on behalf of some 650 client
companies. With its workforce of around 32 000 personnel, Swissport
is active at 181 airports in 38 countries on five continents, and
generated consolidated operating revenue of CHF 1.9 billion (EUR 1.2
billion or USD 1.9 billion) last year. www.swissport.com /
www.ferrovial.com

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