Baltic Ground Services (BGS), an international provider of ground handling, aircraft fuelling, and logistics services and a family member of Avia Solutions Group, leaders in end-to-end capacity solutions for passenger and cargo airlines worldwide, has signed a new contract with a Ukrainian carrier SkyUp Airlines.
Under the new contract, BGS will be providing SkyUp Airlines with ground handling services at Vilnius International Airport in Lithuania as well as into-plane fuelling services at Riga International Airport in Latvia and Tallinn International Airport in Estonia. The contract for services in Vilnius is signed for a period of 3 years, while at this moment, services in Riga and Tallin will be provided for 6 months. This is the first time the companies will be working together.
Vitalis Dudys, BGS Group Head of Commerce, commented: “We are delighted to start working with SkyUp Airlines, and are ready to provide them with professional high-quality ground handling and fuelling services. I trust that this contract will become the beginning of a successful and strong partnership.”
Dmytro Seroukhov, CEO at SkyUp Airlines, commented: „Entering the European market was one of the strategic goals of our company a year ago. The war just drastically accelerated this process. Together with our strategic partner Join UP!, we plan to carry out charter programs from Vilnius, Riga, Tallinn. It is highly important for us to have reliable partners such as BGS, who will provide quality service to our passengers. We are very happy with this cooperation and the support that we receive from our partners day by day. For us, as Ukrainians, this is really valuable and important”
BGS is one of the ground handling leaders in the region. The company operates at 10 airports, providing air carriers and other customers with all standard ground handling services that guarantee safe, convenient, and reliable air travel. With a team of professional staff and almost 18 years of successful experience in ground handling operations, BGS offers its customers services that meet the highest global standards.
BGS is a family member of Avia Solutions Group, leaders in end-to-end capacity solutions for passenger and cargo airlines worldwide. Its vast portfolio of services to clients includes ACMI, charter and cargo aviation, aircraft leasing and trading, MRO services, business aviation and VIP airline procurement, pilot and crew training, recruitment services, together with multiple complementary services spanning a wide range of associated operations. The Group manages over 100 offices and production facilities globally.
