Hong Kong Airport Services
Private | |
Industry | Ground handling |
Founded | 1995 |
Headquarters | Hong Kong |
Area served | Hong Kong |
Number of employees | over 3000 |
Parent | Cathay Pacific Airways |
Website | www.has.com.hk |
Hong Kong Airport Services Ltd. (HAS) was founded in 1995 and began operations in July 1998 with the opening of Chek Lap Kok International Airport. It now employs 3,100 people and owns a fleet of over 2,700 ground-support equipment (GSE) and vehicles. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cathay Pacific Airways. HAS offices are located at Cathay City, Passenger Terminal Building and Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal.
HAS provides ground handling services to airline customers. These include loading and unloading of aircraft, baggage handling, cargo and mail delivery, ramp coordination, aircraft-load control, aerobridge and passenger steps operation, Unit Load Device storage and crew transportation.
The company also provides passenger and flight-handling services such as passenger check-in, ticketing, flight dispatch, and cargo documentation. HAS provides passenger handling for 19 airlines, and ramp and cargo services for 31 airlines. It services major local carriers Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair. In 2010, the company had a market share of 24.79% in passenger handling services and 54.17% in ramp handling services at Hong Kong International Airport. HAS is a member of the IATA Ground Handling Council.
Customers Airlines
Aeroflot Russian Airlines - Passenger
Air Astana - Passenger
Air Niugini - Passenger
Bangkok Airways - Passenger
Biman Bangladesh Airlines - Passenger
Dragonair - Passenger
Japan Airlines - Passenger
Nepal Airlines - Passenger
Qatar Airways - Passenger
Royal Brunei Airlines - Passenger
S7 Airlines - Passenger
Shenzhen Airlines - Passenger
Swiss International Air Lines - Passenger
Tigerair - Passenger