Sats currently handles all the partners under the Star Alliance programme in Singapore, which enables the airline the benefit of benefit of seamless passenger and cargo connections beyond Singapore to other key airports across Southeast Asia.
According to Sats, the contract also extends Air Canada’s global partnership with Sats and Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), now a member of the Sats group.
“We are delighted to welcome Air Canada back to Singapore and proud that the airline has chosen to extend its partnership with Sats into Southeast Asia. This is another significant business win for Sats at Changi Airport, reinforcing the good and longstanding partnership with Air Canada as a major customer of WFS,” says Bob Chi, CEO of gateway services at Sats.
“Air Canada and its customers will benefit from our combination of operational excellence and global network connectivity,” he adds.
As at 4.54pm, shares in Sats are trading flat at $2.54.