Aircraft handling - our services

Highly qualified and experienced PortGround GmbH staff provide a wide range of aircraft handling services. The fields of activity range from support during arrival and departure to numerous services while the aircraft are parked on the ground (water, ground power, towing).

Short turn-around times are ensured through optimally co-ordinated freight, baggage and mail loading, unloading and transport operations and passenger transport between aircraft and terminal buildings.

In addition to these services, PortGround GmbH, together with its partners, also offers various services in the sphere of aircraft cleaning. At Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports, PortGround GmbH is also responsible for aircraft de-icing.

• Our highly qualified and experienced handling staff deal with all types of aircraft accurately and quickly.
• We handle scheduled or chartered aircraft for our customers (38,846 aircraft handled in 2009).
• You benefit from our experience: competitive turn-around times are ensured thanks to quick and experienced aircraft handling.

All handling services are provided in compliance with the standards defined in the IATA Airport Handling Manual (AHM). A comprehensive overview of all IATA AHM 810 ground handling services performed by PortGround GmbH is available as a PDF file for download (36 Kbytes): 

AHM catalogue of aircraft handling services (PDF)

At Dresden and Leipzig/Halle Airports we handle aircraft for all airlines which operate at these airports and are responsible for general aviation. 

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