Friday 8 August 2008

Fine slapped on ground handlers

The two companies that manage ground services at Larnaca and Paphos airports have been slapped with a heavy fine from the government.Minister of Transport and Works, Nikos Nikolaidis, imposed an administrative fine of 59,000 euros to LGS (for incidents at Paphos Airport) and a fine of 53,000 euros to Swissport (for various incidents at Larnaca airport). A fine of 2,500 euros, was also given for delays in getting luggage from the aircraft to the passengers in arrival terminals.Nikos Nikolaidis has asked representatives of Hermes Airports, as well as the heads of Swissport and LGS to meet him on Friday morning at Larnaca airport to discuss the situation.

(Famagusta Gazette)

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