Brussels Airport Company grants licences for five restricted ground handling operations

February 9, 2018: Brussels Airport Company has granted
licences for five restricted categories of ground handling services at the
airport - the handling of passenger and cargo aircraft, baggage handling, cargo
and mail transport, and the catering transport. The licences were granted to
Aviapartner Belgium, Aviapartner Cargo, Swissport Belgium, Swissport Cargo
Services Belgium, dnata, LSG Skychefs and Newrest Servair.

In 2017, Brussels Airport Company launched a selection
procedure to grant licences to ground handlers pursuant to the Royal Decree of
6 November 2010 on access to the ground handling market at Brussels Airport.

These are licences for baggage handling, ramp handling for
passenger aircraft, ramp handling for full cargo aircraft, cargo and mail
handling and catering transport.

In the first phase, the selection was based on various
financial requirements, and in the second phase on qualitative requirements
defined in the selection procedure. On the basis of various elements regarding
operational organisation, safety, quality, staffing and respect for the
environment, Brussels Airport Company today granted the different licences.

The licences for baggage handling and ramp handling for
passenger aircraft were awarded to Aviapartner Belgium and Swissport Belgium.
The licences for ramp handing for full cargo aircraft and cargo and mail
handling were awarded to Aviapartner Cargo, dnata and Swissport Cargo Services
Belgium. dnata is new at the airport. For catering transport, Brussels Airport
Company awarded a licence to LSG Skychefs and Newrest Servair.

The new licences are for a term of seven years as of 28 October 2018. All companies that took part in the selection procedure were individually informed. After receipt of the decision, a 15-day standstill period for appeal procedures commences, after which the contracts can be signed.