Iberia Airport Services (IAS), Iberia’s airport handling unit which serves more than 100 airlines in 29 Spanish airports, racked up 23 million passengers served this summer season.
From June through September, IAS attended more than 93,000 aircraft and handled some 16.5 million pieces of luggage, which amounted to 70% of the activity registered in the summer of in 2019.
It also tended to more than 21,000 unaccompanied minors, about 60% of the total in the summer season of 2019.
Domestic Travel
The summer saw a sharp recovery of domestic travel, and IAS actually surpassed its summer-2019 totals in the airports of Ibiza, Asturias, Gran Canaria, Santiago de Compostela, Santa Cruz de la Palma, and Tenerife Norte.
Some 86% of airlines beginning operations in Spain this summer chose IAS as handing service provider, including World2Fly, Vietnam Airlines, EGO Airways, and Lattitud.
Iberia’s Airport manager José Luis de Luna said, “This summer was the turning point in the recovery of our airport handling business. Now we face the challenge of winning the biggest number of licences, in which we are bringing to bear innovative solutions based on the latest technology, which translates into better customer service, more efficient use of our resources, and a more sustainable footing for our business.”
Going for New Licences
Spain’s airport handing licences, worth about 1,000 million euros, are awarded every seven years by the national airport authority AENA, and these licences are up for renewal this year.
Iberia Airport Services is preparing to present its bids, and is strengthening its position with innovative solutions that can ensure better services tailored to individual customer needs.
During the pandemic it acquire eight new electric powered pushback tractors,that are operated by remote control are pollution-free. They have already been used to move more than 3,000 aircraft at the airport of Madrid and Barcelona. You can watch it in this video:
You can download this video here: https://grupo.iberia.es/videos
About Iberia Airport Services
Iberia Airport Services is Iberia’s airport handling services unit, and Spain’s leading provider of such services, active in 29 Spanish airports. IAS’ highly motivated staff draws on know-how gained in more than 90 years of experience, preparing it to deal with any handling task or situation.
It boast nearly 7,000 skilled employees and more than 8,000 ground vehicles, In 2’019 it served more than 100 million passengers at Spanish airports.
