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The world’s most important ground handling industry conference – the GHI Annual – is officially heading to London from 1-3 December 2026.

Don’t miss out on a blockbuster 27th edition of a Conference that has set the benchmark in lead generation and service quality for aviation since 1999.

GHI’s Annual Conference is where the world’s aviation community comes to do business . The event hosted 1,100 stakeholders in 2025 including 115 airline carriers and more than  90 exhibiting GSE/IT suppliers from 60+ countries .

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON!

This is a premier global event for the Ground-Handling, Airport Services and Airlines community. Considered as one of the world’s most important forums.

Joseph Zammit Director of Ground Operations KM Malta Airlines

The GHI Conference is an exceptional opportunity to connect with industry leaders and explore new ideas that truly impact day-to-day operations. The event is always extremely well organised and provides a unique environment for networking and collaboration.

Joan Tomas Operations Director Acciona

A true one-stop shop that, as a Procurement Manager for Ground Handling Services in Europe, gave me an excellent opportunity to connect with most of our suppliers, strengthen existing relationships, and build new ones.

Shafali Sarkar Procurement & Logistics Specialist Emirates

 Premium networking

This will be the largest international gathering of IATA and non-IATA airlines, ground handlers, airports, IT providers and GSE suppliers in a single location in 2025. In 2024 over 5,000 One-to-One Meetings took place over three days.

Bottom line benefits

Attendees reported a payback of more than eight times (x8) on their delegate fee by meeting with their peers under one roof at the conference.

Lead generation

Kickstart your business needs, 90% of our previous Annual conference attendees discovered a new business lead.

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FAQ's

GHI’s Annual Conference is the premier networking event for ground handlers, airlines, airports and suppliers. It is open to any professionals from the ground handling industry. View the analytical breakdown from 2024 here.

Olympia, London

More information on the venue here

Once you are registered you will be sent login details for the delegate personal page. Here you can request and accept meetings with other delegates, view the delegate list including contact details, sign up to conference sessions, enter your flight details and join the networking events.

The fee includes return airport transfers from partnered hotels, three days’ conference sessions, lunches, coffee breaks, networking parties and One-to-One meetings. Hotel room is not included in the delegate fee.

For full terms and conditions, please click here.

There is no deadline to register to the conference and this can be done right up to the conference start date. `Contact the conference team to discuss your attendance to the conference.

On your personal page you are able to request and accept meetings. Once accepted, the conference team will personally schedule these for you, taking into account conference sessions and networking events you wish to attend as well as your arrival and departure flights. A full schedule is sent out 2 weeks before the conference.

Special offers are available to individuals responsible for procurement and/or management of ground handling contracts/services, GSE and IT services procurement. Email Alice Clarke to discuss your attendance to the conference.