There are also two specialised all-women's teams on duty in San Francisco on the tarmac: the operations control centre and the cabin cleaning teams.
A 12-woman strong ramp team in Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Kenya, welcomed and handled Lufthansa flights LH590 and LH591 between Nairobi and Frankfurt, both of which were operating with all-female flight and cabin crews.
In addition, the team in Nairobi also handled a United Nations Humanitarian Air Service flight, managed by the World Food Programme and operated by 748 Services, which provides humanitarian support in difficult times. Earlier today in Sydney, Australia, a 4-woman ramp team handled an all-female Qantas flight QF431 to Melbourne.
With this initiative, Swissport wants to highlight opportunities for women and inspire more women and young girls to pursue a career in the aviation industry.
"We are looking for 30,000 people to join our company worldwide by the end of the year. These are primarily frontline positions in passenger services — check-in, gate and ramp handling such as aircraft-towing, fuelling, baggage handling and de-icing services," says Christopher Rayner, Swissport’s Chief People Officer.
"At Swissport, we want to appeal to all genders and support women in their careers, especially in technical areas, such as aircraft maintenance, where women currently make up only a small percentage of the workforce. We also remain committed to developing many more women into management positions."
