Maersk Air awards new contract to LSG Sky Chefs

 

Market position strengthened in Denmark

COPENHAGEN - LSG Sky Chefs has been awarded the catering business of Maersk Air A/S in Copenhagen and Billund, Denmark. The new business contract will take effect on July 1, 2005 and runs over a period of three to five years. It covers an average of 270 weekly Maersk flights out of these two locations.

Maersk, the second-largest airline in Denmark, operates scheduled and charter flights within Europe. On scheduled flights, which amount to almost 80 percent of Maersk's traffic, traditional meals are offered in "Business Class" and Buy-on-Board in Economy. On charter flights, Maersk provides complimentary cold meals, Buy-on-Board beverages and duty-free retail. The catering supplies are return-catered from both Copenhagen and Billund.

"We are happy to welcome Maersk to our international customer portfolio", commented Morten Andreasen, LSG Sky Chefs' Senior Vice President Nordic/Eastern Europe & Middle East. "This new business clearly strengthens our market position in Denmark and is a huge step forward in fulfilling our Scandinavian strategy," he continues.

Maersk Air's Sales and Marketing VP Anne von Glasow says: "Maersk Air wants to be innovative and provide our customers with new and exciting options before, during and after the flight. We look forward to working with LSG Sky Chefs in the years to come and to use their expertise to continue to develop the in-flight service for our 'fly as you like' concept to the benefit of our customers."

LSG Sky Chefs is the world's leading provider of integrated in-flight solutions, including catering, procurement, equipment management and Total In-flight Service Management. LSG Sky Chefs caters 270 airlines from more than 200 customer service centers in 48 countries.

The Maersk Air Group is engaged in European scheduled airline services, charter airline operations and aircraft operation for parcel carriers with a fleet of 35 aircraft. Under the 'fly as you like' concept with low one-way-fares, free choice of legroom and food as well as flexibility on all tickets, Maersk Air serves 32 destinations out of Denmark.