Menzies Aviation files urgent ICC arbitration against Air Côte d'Ivoire over Abidjan ground-handling concession
Menzies Aviation has filed urgent ICC arbitration contesting the termination of its ground-handling concession at Abidjan's Félix-Houphouët-Boigny Airport after Air Côte d'Ivoire sought a licence to enter the same business.
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Industry impact
The dispute highlights how national carriers seeking to capture ground-handling revenue can trigger contractual conflicts with incumbent global handlers at major African hub airports.
Menzies Aviation has filed an urgent request for arbitration before the International Chamber of Commerce's International Court of Arbitration, contesting the termination of its ground-handling concession at Félix-Houphouët-Boigny Airport in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The dispute followed [Air Côte d'Ivoire](/entities/124f429620eb5a9ca6bfc1ac40109621)'s application for a licence to enter the ground-handling business at the airport, a market currently operated by Menzies Aviation, in a move seen as a bid to take control of the segment from the British group.
The case places Menzies Aviation and Air Côte d'Ivoire in direct conflict over control of ground-handling services at Abidjan's main international airport.
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