Saasa Lima became the first Americas based champion in the Best Station Award. Ekata Dahal, employee at Star Aviation, Canberra, took home the Unsung Hero Award after providing emergency support to passengers during a shooter incident at the airport.
The full winners’ rostrum for 2022 is shown below:
Best SME: Bangor International Airport, USA
GSE Innovation Award: Baggage and cargo handling automation solution, Thordrive, USA
Sustainability Award: Edmonton International Airport, Canada
Ramp Safety Award: Mateusz Kyrcz, Welcome Airport Services, Poland
Unsung Hero Award: Winner: Ekata Dahal, Star Aviation, Australia
Highly Commended: Pavlo Bondar, Welcome Airport Services, Poland
Best Station Award: Winner: Saasa, Lima, Peru
Highly Commended: Beijing Aviation Ground Services, China
Max Gosney, GHI Chairman, commented: “Our winners bowled the judges over with their extraordinary commitment to quality, safety standards, superseding customer expectations and a love for aviation. In a year where our industry has been in the public limelight for an apparent inability to find and attract sufficient staff, these awards offer a much-needed riposte. Congratulations to our winners.”
More than 120 entries were received for the 2022 GHI Pride of Ground Handling Awards. Entries were judged by a prestigious panel of industry experts from airlines, GSPs, suppliers and associations across aviation.
The awards were set up in 2018 to champion ground service excellence around the world and the all-important people who make it happen.
See more at https://awards.groundhandling.com/
