WFS wins Asiana ground handling contract in France

WORLDWIDE Flight Services (WFS) has won a competitive tender to provide cargo, ramp and passenger handling services for South Korea's Asiana Airlines in France.

WFS expects to handle some 3,600 tons of cargo in its first year, and already provides handling services for the airline in Brussels and Frankfurt.

In addition to Paris CDG and Orly, WFS will represent Asiana at all of its stations in France, including Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Strasbourg and Toulouse, said a company statement.

The airline launched services between Seoul and Paris in March. It now operates three Boeing 777 flights a week from Paris CDG to Seoul on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Said WFS chief executive Olivier Bijaoui: "We are proud that Asian Airlines has chosen WFS. We have already been able to demonstrate our ability to Asiana at other key airports in Europe and I am confident we will do the same in Paris and across France."