Airport manager Enadepends on the public company Enaironce again showed that the award of the ground handling contract (handling skills) was based “on transparent and objective criteria agreed by all parties (including Iberia, other airlines and trade unions) during two pre-tender consultation processes.”

The semi-public company he heads Maurici Lucena This is expressed like this a few hours after Central Administrative Court of Contractual Resources (TACRC) has officially notified Iberia that the procedure is suspended pending the resolution of the appeal filed by the airline following the loss of licenses at the country’s main airports, with the exception of Madrid-Barajas.

Aena said the process had been technically suspended since the appeal was registered on October 20, and recalled that the suspension was automatic as “it always occurs by default in all claims before Tacrc.”

Meanwhile, the airport manager says he hopes for a quick resolution to allow the process to continue. In this sense, the company “calls on Iberia and the IAG Group in a new context Make decisions for the benefit of your employees and airport services.”.

The company’s unions specifically demand that Iberia take over transport services itself. handling skills as well as Spanish-British group companies, in order to relieve a significant part of the workforce from having to transfer to the new winning bidders that received licenses.

Additionally, the statement adds that “Ena hopes that Iberia do not interfere with the transition processwhich will contribute to the competitiveness, quality and sustainability of Spanish airports.”

On Wednesday morning, the airline said it was “satisfied with the contents of this resolution and remains in its position to await the Court’s decision before making any decision.”

Ena says this: “beyond the noiseIberia has lost numerous licenses handling skills at Spanish airports for a very simple reason: in a public tender, other companies prepared better proposals, that is, with higher technical and economic indicators than Iberia.”

In this sense, he emphasizes that “European and Spanish legislation enshrines the basic principle that all handling skills They have the same rights and opportunities as Iberia.