Malaysia Airlines Signs New FRA - Cargo Handling Contract with Fraport AG
Frankfurt, Germany (ots)
Malaysia Airlines and Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide have signed a new agreement to extend the cargo handling services for the Asian carrier at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) - Europe's largest airfreight hub. Inked in Frankfurt last week, the contract goes into effect retroactive to March 1, 2002, and runs until 2004. "We are pleased that we can further extend the successful cooperation with Fraport's Cargo Service team," said Thomas Bürkle, Malaysia Airlines Cargo Manager for Germany. Since 1999, the Asian carrier has been a customer of the Cargo Service department of Fraport's Aviation Ground Services and Logistics (BVD) division. The signing ceremony took place in Frankfurt and was attended by Fraport's Ulf Steinmann, Head of Cargo Service; Hans-Georg Emmert, Head of Sales and Marketing Cargo Service; and Anne Smirr, Key Account Management Cargo Service. Representing Malaysia Airlines were J.J. Ong, Senior General Manager Cargo; Christopher Yek, Area Manager Germany, Russia and Poland; and Thomas Bürkle, Cargo Manager Germany. Following the contract signing, Malaysia Airlines inaugurated its new cargo offices at FRA's CargoCity South.
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