Swissport Ireland, the Irish arm of global airport ground handling group Swissport, has reported a fivefold increase in profits to €9.6 million ($11 million) in 2025, as turnover rose to €66.4 million from €59.5 million the previous year, according to newly filed accounts.

According to Aviation News Online, the profit recovery was driven by a combination of new contract wins replacing business lost in 2024, lower equipment repair costs as the company's ground support equipment renewal programme progressed, and the non-recurrence of additional costs incurred in 2024 due to delays processing security passes at Dublin Airport. Those delays had required extra resilience team support and travel costs that did not arise in 2025.

EBITDA jumped to €10 million from €2.6 million in 2024. The company attributed part of the improvement to its fleet renewal programme, noting that newer ground support equipment required less frequent and costly maintenance than the ageing assets it had been operating the previous year.

Swissport Ireland provides aircraft handling, cleaning and freight services to airlines at Dublin, Shannon and Cork airports. The company has provided ground handling services at Dublin Airport since 1995 and is owned by private equity groups Apollo and TowerBrook, which took control in 2020 via a debt-for-equity swap following the financial difficulties of former owner HNA Group of China.

The strong Irish performance mirrors momentum at Swissport's global parent, which reported record revenues of €3.9 billion for 2025, with underlying revenue growth of 9.3% across its core businesses. Airport ground operations grew 4%, air cargo 10% and hospitality services 22%. Fitch estimated the group's EBITDAR at $481 million (€421 million).

Globally, Swissport handled 4 million flights, served 243 million passengers and processed 5.2 million tonnes of cargo during 2025, operating across 312 airports in 49 countries. Its Aspire lounge division served 6.4 million guests across 110 lounges. The group employs 63,000 people and reported an on-time performance of 98.5% for the year.

Swissport expanded into China via Shanghai Pudong Airport during 2025, grew its Saudi Arabia network to 16 airports and strengthened its UK presence through the acquisition of ASC at Heathrow and Gatwick, as it approaches its 30th anniversary in 2026.