Swissport has opened a new 10,500sqm airside warehouse at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi which will triple its capacity for perishable goods.

Swissport has been operating in Kenya since 1997 with great success, and currently serves 20 airline customers, handling nearly 4,000 flights a year with a workforce of some 400 personnel. Following intensive planning and a 2-year construction period, the local management of Swissport Cargo Services were recently able to formally open their new warehouse, in the presence of various representatives from their customer airlines, shippers, agents and the local government authorities, including the Minister for Transport.

"We are delighted to have these new cargo facilities," said Jeroen de Clercq, CEO of Swissport Kenya, "and we are looking forward to an even better collaboration now with our current and future customers. I am sure that all our customer airlines and other industry partners will enjoy not only our state-of-the-art facilities but also the new airport offices."

Swissport projects a sizeable expansion of its Nairobi freight operations as British Airways World Cargo, Air Cargo Germany and Yemenia - Yemen Airways are joining the existing customer portfolio this month. Special thanks go to everyone who helped plan, build and open this unique new resource.