Hainan selects SATS for cargo handling in Saudi Arabia
25 / 01 / 2024
Source: SATS
Hainan Airlines has awarded a contract to SATS for cargo handling services in Saudi Arabia.
The carrier operates three Airbus passenger flights a week to Riyadh and Jeddah and the new contract will see SATS providing warehouse handling services for over 2,400 tonnes of import, export, and transit airfreight annually, including special cargo shipments.
SATS said it had been present in the Saudi Arabian air cargo market for over six years and handles over 60,000 tonnes of cargo and mail per annum for 19 airline customers.
The business is handled across three SATS’ locations at Saudi Arabia’s biggest cargo airports.
The Riyadh SATS Airfreight Terminal covers 30,000 sq m and has an annual cargo capacity of 300,000 tonnes.
SATS also operates a second 30,000 sq m warehouse facility in Damman as well as an 8,000 sq m facility in Jeddah with a throughput capacity of 36,000 tonnes a year.
“Across the three Saudi Arabia operations, SATS offers facilities to support a wide range of cargoes, including perishables chiller and freezer rooms, a temperature-controlled pharma facility, and a courier express zone,” the handler said.
“The operations also incorporate areas for live animals, valuable, and dangerous goods shipments. Additionally, SATS provides road freight services connecting the three airports as well as Medina Airport.”
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