Aero-Link set to grow portfolio

The offices of Aero-Link
Consulting in Kempton Park
are a hive of activity.
“We are aggressively
looking at expanding our
business in the coming
months,” says managing
director Jeremy Anandkumar.
Having been appointed
cargo handling representative
for Air Seychelles effective
January 1, negotiations with
other carriers are under way.
“We are committed to
growing our portfolio and in
some cases our negotiations
with prospective new clients
is already in a very advanced
stage.”
Having also recently been
appointed general sales and
service agents for Air Malawi,
2010 is set to be a big year for
the company.
“There is no doubt that
2009 was a tough year – not
just in South Africa but
globally. It was also a year
in which we learnt some
very valuable lessons,” says
Anandkumar. “We believe our
decision some three years ago
to diversify is what took us
through the financial crisis.”
Anandkumar says part of
the company's growth strategy
is therefore about increasing
its client base.
“We believe it is about
working smarter but also
about diversifying with a
bigger base. Add to that
having the right people in
place with the right attitudes
and you have a winning
formula.”
According to Anandkumar
it is also about being involved
with one’s customers.
“The extension of our
Air Seychelles contract is
related to our close working
relationship with them.”
He says the target for the
company is now to improve
yields for the airline which
operates a Boeing 767 twice
weekly on a Friday and
Sunday to South Africa from
the Seychelles.
“We have already seen a
significant improvement in
cargo volumes compared to
2009 – not only on this route,
but on other carriers’ routes as
well. This bodes well for our
plans to grow the business in
the coming months.”