Saudia taps SGS for five-year airport service contract

Saudia awarded a SAR 6.3 bn airport services contract to Saudi Ground Services (SGS), according to a Tadawul disclosure. The five-year contract involves providing ground handling, ramp handling, and passenger services for the carrier’s domestic and international flights across all Saudi airports.

A growing contract book: The Saudia award adds to SGS’ five-year Flynas renewal, signed in April 2024 at an expected value of SAR 2 bn, as well as its Riyadh Air contract, inked in March 2025 at around SAR 500 mn for an initial three-year term with an option to extend for another two years. The Riyadh Air contract covers ground handling services across Saudi airports from the carrier’s launch phase, while the Flynas agreement covers ground handling services for the low-cost carrier from January 2024.

SGS is pursuing a different strategy — embedding itself within the Kingdom's next generation of airport infrastructure. The company recently secured a five-year strategic agreement with daa International to provide passenger and aircraft ground-handling services for all airlines operating at Red Sea International Airport.