NAHCO signs ground handling contracts with Enugu Air, Royal Air Maroc, Kenyan Airways, others

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO Aviance) has announced the signing of a string of handling contracts with five different carriers. These carriers include Enugu Air, Royal Air Maroc, Kenyan Airways, Dornier and Cronos.

In a statement released during the week, NAHCO announced the addition of cargo freighter and cargo warehousing for Lagos and Abuja with Royal Air Maroc.

The contract covers a period of five years and will end in November 2029. Royal Air Maroc has a running handling contract with NAHCO which covers all other area of its operations in Nigeria.

The Company also signed a renewal contract with Kenya Airways that seals the partnership between the two for the next five years. The contract with KQ covers passenger and cargo operations for the airline in Nigeria, which the airline may venture into within the contract period.

The new contract with Dornier Aviation, covers passenger flight handling operation for a period of three years for Lagos, Port Harcourt, Abuja and Osubi airports and other airports in Nigeria.

Prospective entrant, Enugu Air, also chose NAHCO who has more than 46 years of handling experience, to handle is operations in all locations in Nigeria. The contract covers passenger flight operation for a period of five years for all locations in Nigeria.

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The statement by NAHCO also listed the renewal contract with Cronos Airline for three years as one of the contracts. It covers passenger flight operations for the airline in Lagos and Port Harcourt.

NAHCO’s contracts with the airlines reveal a clear trend of international and domestic carriers preferring NAHCO to handle their ground operations.
It would be recalled that early this year, the West African leader in ground handling service announced new contracts with regional operators, Afrijet and Air Sierra Leone, for the smooth handling of their ground operations in Nigeria.

Prince Saheed Lasisi, Group Executive Director, Commercial and Business Development, NAHCO Plc, expressed delight with the new contracts, describing them as very good and beneficial both to NAHCO and the airlines.

“This is truly very good for NAHCO and the airlines we have signed these contracts with. When the client’s aircraft is on ground, there is just one Company that can take care of its operations like her very own. That Company is NAHCO. This fact is not lost on Airline operators. Those who want the best service will always come to us,” Prince Lasisi added.

Olumuyiwa Olumekun, the Group Managing Director, NAHCO Plc, described the development as a sign of greater things to come in NAHCO. He assured the Company’s clients and stakeholders of NAHCO’s focus on daily and consistent improvements in all aspects of its operations.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.