Worldwide Flight Services Holland BV (WFS), a SATS company, has the acquisition of Menzies World Cargo (Amsterdam) eg, part of Menzies Aviation’s general cargo handling operations at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport (AMS), the most important international airport in the Netherlands in the Netherlands , complete.
The purchase, signed in August 2024, was closed on 31 January 2025 after completing the necessary conditions of the transaction, including consultation for local works.
The move increases the WFS’s warehouse capacity to more than 50,000 square meters at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, where WFS now serves more than 120 airlines and trucks. The additional cargo capacity will support the continuation of WFS’s high service levels in Amsterdam and provide space for future growth.
“This expansion comes because WFS is 20 years of cargo handling operations at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Our strong growth over this period is a tribute to the professionalism and support of the entire WFS team in Amsterdam, and the confidence placed in us by our clients. This acquisition reflects our strong commitment to the airport and its cargo community, as well as our focus on providing infrastructure and people who can provide high service standards for our clients and a platform for growth.
“The Menzies World Cargo employees who join us as part of this acquisition are a welcome addition to our team and will help us to ensure that WFS still plays a key role in the growth of Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport as one of Europe’s leading air freight gates, ”said,” said John Batten, CEO, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia (EMAA) at WFS.
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