Swissport International, the world leader in airport land services and air freight handling, invest significantly in expanding its air freight handling capacity in Australia and New Zealand.
Airline customers and freight exhibitors will benefit from the additional capacity at Swissport’s three new places, designed to improve operational efficiency and to provide customary for various cargo needs. With this strategic move, Swissport can further strengthen its position as a key logistics partner for the industry.
“Swissport is ready to support the fast -growing air freight demand in Australia and New Zealand, enabling businesses to thrive,” says Joel Greig, general manager Cargo for Australia, and New Zealand at Swissport.
“Our new locations in Melbourne, Sydney and soon Auckland has advanced temperature -controlled spaces, direct access to the air and modern equipment to ensure safe and efficient operations. These capabilities empower our clients to provide extraordinary service quality on the supply chain. “
Swissport’s new location at Tullamarine Airport, Melbourne, is strategically placed as the nearest facility with direct access to the air, which provides a significant competitive advantage for freight stallers. The warehouse, which includes a total area of 9,366 square meters, with nearly 5,000 square meters of warehouse floor area, has temperature-controlled storage systems designed to handle perishable products and pharmaceuticals, which are the conditions of 2-8 ° C and 15-25 ° C Maintaining the specific requirements of the shipping.
Also at Sydney Airport, Swissport expanded its footprint with a newly renovated facility, increasing its total handling area to more than 4500 m². The temperature -controlled air freight center is equipped to handle a wide range of products, including perishable products, pharmaceutical products, post, express shipping and general cargo, ensuring seamless operations for different customers’ needs. It is fully licensed to meet all requirements for customs, biosecurity and screening for regulated air cargo agents (RACA).
In addition, dedicated delivery transport trucks, which are able to load the air, will quickly make delivery to freight exhibitors in just 45 minutes after the arrival of a plane.
In addition to its expansion in Australia, Swissport is also marking its entry into the New Zealand air freight market. From the end of March 2025, his services will be available at Auckland Airport. The facility is equipped with the largest and most advanced X-ray machine of the airport, with high-penetration, dual-viewing technology and detection warnings for explosives and drugs.
Swissport’s capacity expansion in Australia started just months ago, with Vietjet and Batik Air as the launch clients. Since then, its customer base has grown into Latam Airlines and a range of cargo -expeditors. The company’s dedication to innovation, industry excellence and customer satisfaction underlines his ambition to be the partner of choice for air cargo services in the region and beyond.
In Australia and New Zealand, Swissport Airport land services offer 29 local and international airlines at 18 airports. In 2024, the company served 10.16 million passengers and handled 226,358 flights. Swissport has more than 3,600 aviation professionals in all business lines in Australia and New Zealand.
