New jobs are set to be
created at Humberside Airport after a significant contract was awarded
to one of the UK's leading providers of energy support service.
Bond
Offshore Helicopters Ltd has been awarded a new contract with Perenco
Oil And Gas and has begun operating from Humberside Airport this week.
The
new deal, worth in the region of £37 million, is for the provision of
crew change flights to Perenco's newly-acquired assets in the North Sea
and it is expected up to 15 new posts will be created at the airport.
Paul
Litten, Humberside Airport's head of business development, said the
launch of the new service now means the airport has three different
operators servicing the requirements of the offshore industry in the
southern North Sea.
Mr Litten said: "We are delighted Bond has come to Humberside Airport.
"It
is a significant investment and it means the airport continues to grow
in importance for the offshore gas industry, which is a major employer
locally.
"We will now have three of the biggest UK helicopter operators based at the airport."
Bond
Offshore Helicopters, which specializes in providing offshore
helicopter transportation services, will invest in a new office facility
at the airport, which acts as a key piece of infrastructure for the gas
industry.
Mr Litten said this focus on offshore workers has been key to the airport's growth.
He
said: "Humberside Airport is ideally located and we now have three
large helicopter operators, which gives the offshore industry a great
level of activity.
"The airport's heliport sees about 1,000
helicopter flights carrying workers to and from the North Sea offshore
gas platforms every single month.
"We are seeing a growth in almost 1,000 helicopter movements a month, so it is a really important part of the business."
Luke
Farajallah, managing director of Bond Offshore Helicopters, said: "This
will be our first aircraft operating out of Humberside Airport and we
very much look forward to further growth. This is an exciting new win
for us."
Source: http://www.thisisscunthorpe.co.uk
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