A wholly-owned subsidiary of SATS, Asia-Pacific Star will provide point-to-point ground handling services such as passenger, ramp and baggage handling, and aircraft interior cleaning with shorter turnaround time.
It will begin operating at the Budget Terminal from 1 April 2009 and will provide passenger, ramp and baggage handling services to Tiger Airways and Cebu Pacific at the Budget Terminal.
The move comes amid accusations that Changi’s third ground handler, Swissport was a victim of predatory pricing by the Changi’s two encumbant handlers, SATS and Changi International Airport Services (CIAS).
Mr Clement Woon, President and Chief Executive Officer of SATS said: “We aspire to be the ground handler of choice for LCCs at Changi with our differentiated services. At the same time, we are very excited with Asia-Pacific Star’s kick-off to access the growth of the LCC segment at Changi and the region.â€Â