WORLDWIDE Flight Services (WFS) has won a new three-year contract from Colombia's Avianca Airlines to provide the carrier with ground handling services at New York's John F Kennedy International Airport.

Under the terms of the new agreement, WFS will provide ticketing, customer service and cabin cleaning for 63 Avianca flights per week from the airport. The airline operates Airbus A319, A320, A321 and A330 services from New York to Bogota, San Jose, San Salvador, Medellin, Cartagena and Brazil.



WFS senior vice president Tricia Casalinho said: 'Growing our ground handling portfolio at airports around the world is a big strategic focus for WFS and our team in JFK are certainly seeing significant success in attracting new airline customers from all over the world.'



This is WFS' fourth new ground handling contract at JFK in the last few months, following the signing of new agreement with LOT Polish Airlines, Brussels Airlines and WOW air. WFS also serves China Eastern Airlines, Cathy Pacific Airways, Philippine Airlines and Eva Airways at the airport, AJOT reported.



With the commencement of the new Avianca contract, WFS' team of 320 ground handling specialists will serve customers in terminals 1, 4, 7 and 8 at New York JFK.


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