TAP Air Cargo selects AIA for UK GSSA services

Portugal-based airline TAP Air Cargo has selected Airbridge International Agencies (AIA) to provide GSSA services covering the UK and Ireland.

TAP Air Cargo provides 93 weekly flights from London Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester and Dublin to 30 countries, with weekly air capacity at 160,000kg. 

“We are delighted to welcome TAP Cargo further into the AIA family. Having worked with TAP recently in South America we are delighted to have the chance to prove ourselves within the UK and Ireland. TAP Cargo offers our forwarding clients important gateways via its Lisbon hub into Africa, North and South America plus strategic European hubs,” said AIA group chief executive Mark Andrew.

Bruno Aires global cargo senior director TAP Air Cargo said: “TAP choose AIA Cargo because we are convinced that AIA have potential to develop our UK and Ireland markets. AIA Cargo professional set up allows TAP Cargo products to be further promoted to increase our sales.”

 

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Damian Brett

Damian Brett
I have been writing about the freight and logistics industry since 2007 when I joined International Freighting Weekly to cover the shipping sector.After a stint in PR, I have gone on to work for Containerisation International and Lloyds List - where I was editor of container shipping - before joining Air Cargo News in 2015.Contact me on [email protected]