Siginon Aviation Appointed Ground and Ramp Handler for Qatar Airways Cargo in Kenya

Siginon Aviation has been appointed as the official ground and ramp handler for Qatar Airways Cargo at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).

Meshack Kipturgo, the Siginon Group Managing Director stated, “We are delighted to be the handler for Qatar Airways Cargo in JKIA, Nairobi. This move reiterates Siginon Aviation’s commitment to attract and serve global airlines with internationally benchmarked facilities and operations and exceptional customer service delivered at global service standards.”

Siginon Aviation’s USD 10 million state of the art air cargo terminal at JKIA, Nairobi, commissioned in 2014 has been custom designed to include a 3000 sqm Perishables Centre, a 5000 sqm General Cargo Warehouse, a 2000 sqm basement parking for transit vehicles and specialized storage area for dangerous, valuable and temperature sensitive cargo. Siginon Aviation will be handling perishable products such as flowers, fruits, vegetables and meat that are the top exports from Nairobi destined mainly for Europe and Middle Eastern countries.

Siginon Aviation, part of the Siginon Group, was set up in 1997 and is one of the 4 licensed ground handlers in JKIA. It also runs ground handling operations at the Eldoret International Airport handling global cargo airlines. Siginon Aviation is certified by ISAGO (IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operators); is an RA3 agent cleared to handle EU cargo and a Regulated Agent by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority.

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