31 March 2008
LONDON ASHFORD AIRPORT’S FAL AVIATION NOMINATED
FOR ‘BEST IN EUROPE’ AWARD
FAL Aviation, a fixed based operation (FBO) at London Ashford Airport (Lydd) in Kent, has been nominated for a ‘Best in Europe’ business travel award.
The news comes just weeks after FAL Aviation reported a record number of movements and fuel sales since its opening in September 2005. February saw the company handling 24 movements at the Romney Marsh-based airport compared to 13 during the same month last year, while jet fuel sales almost doubled.
FAL has been nominated in the prestigious ‘Best FBO Europe 2008’ category of the Business Destinations 2008 Travel Awards after being short-listed by a panel of leading business travel writers and corporate business travellers. The company was selected based on a number of criteria, including customer service, business facilities, location, ground transportation and facilities, technical capabilities and operational hours.
The full list of nominees and how to vote will be announced in Business Destinations magazine’s May / June issue and the winners will be published in the July / August edition.
Natalie King, Customer Services Manager said: “Our award nomination is testament to the hard work and friendly, efficient service we provide our corporate clients and supports the excellent feedback we receive time and time again from pilots and crew. We’ve attracted a number of new customers already this year, as well as different types of aircraft such as the BAE 146 and HS 125, so it’s been an excellent start to 2008 for FAL.
“We provide clients with a convenient gateway to London, the South East and Europe without all the stress or waiting times associated with using city airports. We have unrestricted air space, no runway slot restrictions, no weekend restrictions, and one of the best weather records of any airport in Britain.”
FAL Aviation provides handling services such as fuel and repositioning, plus sanitary needs and an array of personal services, from chauffeur-driven vehicles, helicopter charter and luxury aircraft catering to accommodation and conference facilities for corporate, business and private aviation clients who own or charter jets. The FBO also offers a designated rest area, showers, transport, accommodation arrangements and flight planning area for crew members.
For further information visit www.falaviation.co.uk, phone Holly Whitnall on 01797 322480, or email info@falaviation.com.
London Ashford Airport (Lydd) has invested more than £20m in modernising facilities over the past three years. It is awaiting a decision from Shepway District Council on two planning applications: one for a new terminal building, capable of handling up to 500,000 passengers a year; and one for a 294-metre runway extension together with an additional 150-metre starter extension.
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