EANS-Adhoc: gategroup to Operate SkyTeam´s New Lounge at Heathrow

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01.06.2009

LONDON, June 1 -- Global airline alliance SkyTeam has turned to
gategroup member company Performa to develop service concepts and to
manage and operate SkyTeam´s first co-branded lounge, opening June 4
at London Heathrow Airport.

Performa´s specialized lounge division developed guest service standards and
operational procedures for the SkyTeam lounge and the design of the dining and
bar menu offerings. Performa also will manage the day-to-day activities of the
facility.

Several gategroup companies are working side-by-side with Performa Lounges
to support SkyTeam´s goal of building its brand presence at Heathrow. They are:

-- Gate Gourmet, the world´s largest independent airline catering and
logistics provider, which is supplying chefs and preparing food and
beverages.
-- Elan, which has recruited and trained energetic staff to interact with
guests and provide a superior level of service.
-- Gate Aviation, a leading U.K. supplier of specialty aviation services,
which will maintain impeccable levels of cleanliness throughout the
facility.

"SkyTeam sets some of the highest customer experience standards in the
industry, and it is an honor for gategroup companies to partner with the
alliance in this exciting project," said gategroup CEO Guy Dubois. "Winning the
SkyTeam contract demonstrates again the appeal that gategroup´s comprehensive
scope of products and services brings to the airline industry," he added.

The new multi-level lounge will occupy 1,600 square meters and seats more
than 300.

"Today is extremely significant for SkyTeam as we become one step closer to
transforming Terminal 4 at London Heathrow into the first-ever airport facility
truly centered around the alliance and its passengers," said Francesca Freeland,
lead for the SkyTeam Heathrow Airport team. "We have succeeded in creating a
lounge with enhanced customer benefits that brings our `Caring More About You´
philosophy to life."

Keith Yates, who heads Performa, said, "The Heathrow project brings together
Performa´s considerable experience in managing, servicing and designing lounges
that epitomize quality and contemporary sophistication." Other notable examples
of Performa´s lounge work include the Emirates lounges at London Heathrow and
Hong Kong.

SkyTeam is the global airline alliance partnering 10 members, including
Aeroflot, Aeromexico, Air France, Alitalia, China Southern, Continental
Airlines, Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Korean
Air, and three Associate Airlines: Air Europa, Copa Airlines (Panama) and Kenya
Airways. SkyTeam offers its 462 million annual passengers a worldwide system of
more than 16,700 daily flights covering 905 destinations in 169 countries.
www.skyteam.com.

gategroup is the leading independent global provider of onboard
services to companies serving the travelling passenger. gategroup
comprises 11 member companies whose world-class capabilities are
focused in catering and hospitality, aircraft provisioning and
logistics, and onboard solutions. gategroup shares are traded on the
SIX Swiss Exchange under the symbol GATE. Visit www.gategroup.com for
more information.

SOURCE gategroup

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Further inquiry note:

Marisa Pitsch-Hearn of Performa - UK, +44 77 87 607 164,
mpitsch@performaglobalconsulting.com, or John Bronson of gategroup - US,
+1-703-964-2362, jbronson@gategourmet.com, or James Hughes, Ketchum for SkyTeam
U.K., +44 207 611 3604, james.hughes@ketchum.com

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