Middle East Airlines partners with ECS Group for GSSA services

April 30, 2018: Leading General Sales and Service Agent (GSSA) ECS Group has signed an agreement with the Lebanese carrier Middle East Airlines (MEA) to provide sales and operations services at MEA’s European hub, Paris Charles de Gaulle.

From the Paris hub, the airline provides cargo business from France, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Belgium and USA to stations such as Beirut (BEY), Abidjan (ABJ), Doha (DOH), Dubai (DXB), Jeddah (JED), Larnaca (LCA), and Riad (RUH) with Airbus A330-200 passenger aircraft offering a total monthly cargo capacity of 1200 tonnes, plus narrow body capacity out of Italy and Belgium (A320) on daily basis.

European markets offer big volumes of diverse commodities, such as perishables, flowers, cosmetics, and fashion as well as general cargo, to be shipped to MEA’s hub Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY).

Jean Ceccaldi, managing director Aero Cargo France: “With our experience, expansive network and expertise as one of the world’s leading GSSAs, we will be able to significantly strengthen MEA’s position on the markets covered by our new partnership. We are proud that Middle East Airlines have chosen us as their General Sales & Service Agent at their main hub in Europe.”