Closure of Berlin-Tegel CSC postponed

 

Neu-Isenburg – LSG Sky Chefs announced today that the intended closure of its Berlin-Tegel Customer Service Center will not take effect on August 31, 2007 as originally planned, but will be postponed with the aim of closure latest by the end of October. This postponement is caused by necessary, but not yet finalized negotiations on legally required agreements.

The intention, however, to close this location as quickly as possible, remains absolutely unaffected by this delay. This LSG Sky Chefs (TXL) facility has been accumulating losses for many years despite numerous attempts to return the business to profitability. Sadly, these negotiations, together with efforts to implement alternative business models, were not enough to turn the business around. As a consequence, the LSG Sky Chefs management announced the intended closure of the facility on July 20, 2007.

The company regrets the consequences and implications of this development for its customers as well as its employees. The company aims to offer jobs at other locations to the remaining 114 employees of the Berlin-Tegel facility.

LSG Sky Chefs is the world’s largest provider of in-flight services. These include airline catering, in-flight equipment and logistics as well as the management of onboard service and in-flight retail. The group is also the industry leading expert in managing the complete in-flight service supply chain for several airlines. LSG Sky Chefs partners with 270 airlines worldwide and operates some 190 customer service centres in 47 countries.