KUWAIT, Nov 24 (KUNA) -- The region's fastest growing airline ground handling company, National Aviation Services (NAS) has won a bid to handle passengers and cargo at the Mumbai International Airport in Mumbai, India, along with a partner, for 10 years concession.
The announcement was made at a press conference by the newly reorganized top management at NAS, led by Naji Al-Ajmi, President and CEO of NAS Global, Adel Al-Askar; Senior Vice-President of Governance and Strategic Planning and Hassan El-Houry, CEO of NAS MENA.
The Award of Concession for undertaking ground handling operations at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai (CSIA) to NAS has been recently made by the top management of Mumbai International Airport and this means NAS India with the partner will provide Passenger Terminal Services and Ramp Handling Services to Mumbai International Airport.
NAS India currently provides passenger and ramp handling services to twelve airports in India and is looking forward to expanding its presence in the sub-continent by providing new and innovative value-added services at the airports where it operates.
"As we consider ourselves stakeholders of the Indian aviation industry, it is important for us to be involved in all growth aspects of the industry and our win at MIAL exemplifies our focus on creating a bigger footprint in India," Naji Al-Ajmi President and CEO of NAS Global told a press conference.
"We see ourselves as strategic partners who aim to help India build a profitable aviation industry that can achieve long term sustainability and exceptional financial growth and can even overcome hurdles like the current financial crisis that has hit the globe," Al-Ajmi added.
Established in 2003, Kuwait-based NAS Group is an internationally reputed aviation services provider to airlines and airports worldwide. From its initial operations in Kuwait, it has increased its global footprint to include Jordan, the UAE and the Indian sub-continent where it currently operates at twelve airports including the Mumbai International Airport.
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