{"id":16090,"date":"2020-10-01T18:29:48","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T18:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\/?p=16090"},"modified":"2020-10-01T18:29:48","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T18:29:48","slug":"swissport-business-picks-up-recalls-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/economy\/swissport-business-picks-up-recalls-staff","title":{"rendered":"SWISSPORT BUSINESS PICKS UP, RECALLS STAFF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author: <i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i>DEOGRATIUS KAMAGI<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> AFTER the decline of business due to the effects of Covid-19 pandemic, things are now getting back to normal, as Swissport Tanzania looks forward to recalling its staff.<\/p>\n<p>The staff were sent home due to the company\u2019s move to minimize operational costs.<\/p>\n<p>At least 250 staff with Swissport Tanzania, the ground handling and cargo service provider, were sent home during the peak of Covid-19, but today, 86 of them resumed work.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Executive Officer of Swissport Tanzania, Mr Mrisho Yassin made the statement in a press conference to mark 35 years of the establishment of the company in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the first batch, our target is to have all of the employees who were retrenched back to work by December,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, after the reopening of airspace in many countries, a total of 18 out of 22 clients of Swissport have so far resumed their flights to Tanzania, a move that has assured them that business is going to pick up to normal in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>He was confident that the target will be met as most of their customers have resumed flights to Tanzania, making the necessity of the firm to need more staff.<\/p>\n<p>Out of 22 clients, the national airline carrier, Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) remained their potential customer, with a higher number of flights per day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore Covid-19, ATCL had 35 flights per day, but the number went down because of the pandemic, however, right now they are coming up with a plan of having not less than 20 flights daily,\u201d said the Swissport boss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m aware that some of our clients, such as Oman Air and Uganda Air are also resuming their flights to Tanzania from October 1, this year (today),\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>Expounding, Mr Yassin mentioned transformation from analogue to digital operations and improved investments as among the key achievements that have been recorded for the past 35 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso, we have continued to scoop a number of certificates, including Quality Management system, Environmental management systems, and the Safety Audit for Ground Operation from the International Air Transport Association (IATA),\u201d he told members of the press.<\/p>\n<p>On employment, he said the firm has employed over 800 staff, where only one is a foreign national, while the remaining are Tanzanians, he said, adding that the company has a total assets worth 60bn\/-.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: DEOGRATIUS KAMAGI AfricaPress-Tanzania: AFTER the decline of business due to the effects of Covid-19 pandemic, things are now getting back to normal, as Swissport Tanzania looks forward to recalling its staff. 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