News / Swissport wins back control of Ukrainian handling arm, but carrier vows to fight on

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Swissport yesterday won its appeal in the Ukrainian courts to recover its 70% share in Swissport Ukraine and said it would like to continue to work with its opponent, Ukraine International Airlines (UIA).

The airline had won a previous case against the handler, which had allowed UIA to take Swissport’s 70.5% share in the joint-venture handling company for just $400,000. A succession of legal hearings led to a bitter battle between the two companies, which Swissport has now said it would ...