Aopa Hellas

Ground Handling Page

Follow up page from www.aopa.gr/Info paragraph 12:

Page Last Updated: 06 September 2023

Discounted AOPA AIR CREW CARD holders charges at a glance :

You can also DOWNLOAD this table as PDF.

 

As part of the benefits we offer to ALL AOPA members (i.e. not only AOPA Hellas), all AOPA ΑΙR CREW CARD holders receive, roughly, 50% DISCOUNT from regular prices in GROUND HANDLING in GREECE by the companies AOPA Hellas have signed such contracts with.

The companies under discount contract agreement in Greece are only: GOLDAIR and SKYSERV.

 

12.b  GROUND HANDLING Current Prices & Terms Offered for AOPA

 

IMPORTANT NOTE

Communicate with your HANDLER and before you fly to Greece ask for a PROFORMA INVOICE of your expected handling services charges.

This way you will avoid any surprises.

 

 

According to Greece AIP (GEN 1.2.5.1.4) you must accept and pay for handling services at major airports if it is offered to you. i.e. if it’s not offered don’t bother. The official wording in the AIP is: "It is obligatory to private aircraft to accept marshalling at all Greek aerodromes as well as crew and passenger transportation wherever such service is available".

IMPORTAN NOTE: Quite a few pilots object to the compulsory Handling imposed in Greece especially when the prices (depending on obligatory services) increase. What AOPA Hellas needs to point out especially to our foreign visiting friends is the following: Even though we as well are not happy with the scheme, we urge our visitors to see the Handler as the LOCAL POINT OF CONTACT for most facilitations. The Handler beyond the typical Marshalling and Escort to the apron walk to the terminal (the legal reason they are there for, security & safety), will also help you for any local information or service with "Greek Hospitality". You can ask them beforehand for example for the local taxi, car rental, gas station, the closest restaurant, hotel, beach etc. etc. All of the handling company contact personnel are good in EMAIL communications in English, always friendly and will gladly provide you vital local information which you would otherwise have to seek on your own through the Internet. See this as the extra value of the handling service which is nowhere documented. Remember that such services prove in handy especially when THINGS GO WRONG. We have had many cases where pilots reported to us exemplary Handlers' service beyond the "typical duty" where local handling personnel assisted them a lot in cases of minor engine issues, tires, batteries, alternators, fuel, lost/forgotten personal belongings etc. etc. You need that local friendly contact. This peace of mind cannot be quantified in Euro's.

AOPA Hellas has established discounted charges agreements with ground handling agents in Greece for better pricing towards AOPA members. These are roughly 50% discounts on the basic price of handling. The agreements include only Marshalling and Transport/Escort to/from airport terminal and they are available only for valid AOPA AIR CREW CARD holders and only GENERAL AVIATION private flights (incl. training). Commercial operation light aircraft flights are excluded.

If you have an IAOPA (any AOPA) AIR CREW card you can use it with our Ground Handling discounts agreements.

If you don't have AOPA card and want to become a member then apply to us (AOPA Hellas) from above top menu and by becoming a member you draw back the cost of handling in just 2~3 airport visits. The cost is (minimum one year) 50 Euro per year and you get your Membership Card in Electronic form for you mobile device.

For a handy display of available HANDLING AGENTS in Greece you can go to our planning tool www.aopa.gr/awg and select to view the layer Aerodromes / Heliports. In the options below it you can set what you see and that includes the available HANDLERS at each airport. Click on the airport sign for details in text.

To see which HANDLER is available where navigate to www.aopa.gr/awg and from TOP RIGHT thumbnail BASEMAP LAYERS select the following:

• Hellenic airspace data
  Aerodromes / Helipots
  Choose the airport types you're interested
  Choose the HANDLING companies you are interested

 

12.c HANDLERS per AIRPORT

3 handlers (Goldair/Skyserv/Swissport): LGAV, LGTS, LGIR, LGRP, LGKR, LGSA, LGKO, LGZA, LGSR, LGMK, LGSK, LGHI, LGMT, LGAL, LGKV, LGKL, LGKF, LGPZ, LGKP, LGRX, LGBL, LGSM

2 handlers (Goldair/Skyserv): LGIO - NOTE: Goldair AOPA discount does not apply in LGIO, even though they are present, but only in SKYSERV, so choose SKYSERV only for LGIO.

1 handler (Goldair): LGSY, LGPA

1 handler (Skyserv): LGNX, LGML, LGSO, LGLE, LGKA, LGKZ, LGIK, LGKY, LGKC, LGPL, LGST, LGKS, LGKJ

1 handler (Swissport) - Specific AOPA Discount contract just for Limnos LGLM (see bottom of this page)

Prices charged per handling agent per general aviation aircraft flight in BRIEF COMPARISON:

 

12.d

- GOLDAIR - serving 24 Airports - with valid AOPA/IAOPA card - GA aircraft below 3.000 kg MTOW - June 2019 Agreement ending in 2021.

Basic handling : 24,8 Euro (incl VAT) -see table above- increasing to 111,60 Euro where ramp bus transfer is compulsory and PPR is administered by Handler.

Added to Basic Handling: Bus transfer - PPR - IFR Slot Management  - Disbursements 10% - Admin. fee (when not paying in cash) 2%

No weekend/Night surcrarge - 24 Hrs PNR otherwise NO AOPA DISCOUNT

In case of DELAYED DEPARTURE beyond of 120 minutes of declared time, extra charges apply. Please read the GOLDAIR contract further down.

 

12.e

- SKYSERV - serving 37 Airports - with valid AOPA/IAOPA card - GA aircraft below 3.000 kg MTOW - June 2017 Agreement extended to 2019-2021 effective after 1st December 2019.

Basic handling 12,4 to 24,8 Euro (incl VAT) -see table above- increasing to 86,80€ Euro where ramp bus transfer is compulsory and PPR is administered by Handler.

Added to Basic Handling: Bus transfer - PPR - IFR Slot Management  - Disbursements 10% - Admin. fee (when not paying in cash) 2%

Charges increase further from 1,51 to 3,00 tons MTOW. Please read the SKYSERV contract further down.

No weekend/Night surcrarge - 24 Hrs PNR otherwise NO AOPA DISCOUNT

The reduced basic handling charge of SKYSERV (12,4) is applied to ENTRY/EXIT International airports of LGIO and LGBL.

 

12.f

- SWISSPORT - As of June 2022 Specific destination Swissport AOPA DISCOUNT Only for Limnos LGLM - The applicable basic handling rate for light (<3t) aircraft is 124 Euro including 24%VAT.

Without AOPA Discount the charges can reach from 220 to ~ 400 Euro with few extras.

 

Note: The above prices are with VAT 24% where VAT is applicable.

For IFR slot the handling agent must take care of it, there is no way to avoid it.

 

12.g

PPR for public (CAA) AIRPORTS

1. Go to www.hcaa.gr/en --> OUR AIRPORTS --> Click on the airport you want --> Click on the name in the pop up ballon --> go to its BRIEF PRESENTATION

2. In there you find the airport CAA contact details. Contact them and ask for PPR.

3. AFTER you receive from CAA contact your handler with the PPR you have so they don't get it (and charge for it).

LGIR Iraklion CAA is known to defer pilots to handler for PPR.

Some CAA airport authorities (eg is some small islands) MAYT NOT reply via email or Fax. You can still call them up on the phone listed to ask for CAA office and request a PPR stating that you did not get a responce in your email. We have NO information on how often the CAA website is updated hence the airports' contact details may not be fully up to date. This is where the local Handler comes in handy but, obviously, at an extra cost.

It will save you some cost, more than that phonce call's cost.

Greece international calling code is +30

 

12.h

PPR for privatized AIRPORTS

Self PPR IS NOT possible for privatized airports of Athens Int'l and Fraport where the airport operator demands PPR to be routed via the Handler (called Representative).

 

12.i

Handling COMPANIES CONTACT INFORMATION

 

IMPORTANT NOTE: When contacting a Ground Handling company via email for prior notice of your flight, make sure you inform them that you do have vaild AOPA Card so that they know beforehand that there will be discount in your flight. We ask you this because in the past there have been misunderstandings regarding the invoicing.

GOLDAIR Handling

WARNING: 24hr prior notice must be sent to GOLDAIR including AOPA Card details, or else the AOPA discount may not apply.

HOW TO CONTACT GOLDAIR : 

For Athens LGAV specifically:
Email executive@goldair-handling.gr

Tel: +30 210 3530550
Mob: +30 6977278991
Fax: +30 210 3532475

For the rest of the airports in Greece the format is:
Email both xxx.sm@goldair-handling.gr and xxx.ops@goldair-handling.gr

where xxx is the THREE LETTER IATA (not ICAO) CODE of the airport, then one dot and then, the two latters for sm (Station Manager) and ops (Opeartions) followed by @goldair-handling.gr .

Be careful with the dot between the 3letter IATA code and the rest, don't miss it.

You can also DOWNLOAD the whole GOLDAIR contacts' list directory in Excel format found attached at the bottom of this page.

 

You can Download and read here the 2019-2021 AOPA-GOLDAIR Contract 

CONTRACT EXTENDED BEYOND 2021 unless one of the two parties requests termination.

 

SKYSERV Handling

WARNING: 24hr prior notice must be sent to SKYSERV including AOPA Card details, or else the AOPA discount may not apply.

HOW TO CONTACT SKYSERV:  Email both xxxsm@skyserv.aero and xxxops@skyserv.aero where xxx is the THREE LETTER IATA (not ICAO) CODE of the airport.

Carefull, there is no dot after the IATA code in SKYSERV emails (as is the case for GOLDAIR above).

For Athens LGAV specifically Email  busav@skyserv.aero

You can Download and read here the initial 2017 AOPA-SKYSERV Contract  and

here is the 2019-2021 AOPA-SKYSERV contract extension with further reduced charges.

CONTRACT EXTENDED BEYOND 2021 unless one of the two parties requests termination.

 

SWISSPORT Limnos Handling Discount (As of June 2022)

SWISSPORT is the sole HANDLER is Limnos LGLM providing AOPA members' Discount.

Contacts for Swissport in Limnos LGLM/LXS are:  lxs.operations@swissport.gr lxs.station@swissport.gr  (email both).

Station Telephones: Mob. +30 6936006338 Landline +30 2254092010

AOPA Discount is applicable only with 24Hr prior notice to the above contacts and only with a valid AOPA (any AOPA) Air Crew Card.

The Prior Notice shall include the AOPA Card details, or else the AOPA discount may not apply.

PPR is needed for ALL aircraft visiting Limnos since its a joint MIL/CIV airport.

If you want to avoid the Handler's charge for PPR from HELLENIC AIR FORCE do it on your own and notify the Handler with the PPR approval when you receive it from CAA. Details for this process can be found at bottom part of paragraph 19 in our master page of this guide www.aopa.gr/Info

Note - Only exception for no need of PPR is : Greek Register aircraft and only during Weekends/Public Holidays.

Here you can download and read the 2022 AOPA-SWISSPORT LIMNOS Contract

The basic handling price of 100€ and the rest of the services mentioned do not include the 24%VAT that is charged during the invoicing of the services.

RAMP BUS is not used in Limnos unless requested by the pilot.

Contract extended beyond 2024 unless one of the two parties requests termination.

Click here for Swissport website