Brussels Airport and MVD Free Airport have signed a memorandum of understanding to formalise their relationship of friendship and cooperation.

As operators of international airports with similar missions to operate as air cargo hubs of regional relevance, seeing eye-to-eye related to challenges that the global pharma distribution is facing.

They have worked on several initiatives including the launch of a GDP compliant route between Brussels and Montevideo to facilitate regional distribution to Brazil, Argentina and the rest of South America via Uruguay.

Bruno Guella, managing director at MVD Free Airport says: “The way they’ve [Brussels] positioned themselves as a pharma gateway with state-of-the-art infrastructure, pharma-oriented processes and internal quality standards up to par with the most demanding has definitely helped share our mission and vision.”

Nathan De Valck, cargo development manager at Brussels Airport Company adds: “When we first started exchanging ideas and information we were very pleasantly surprised to learn we were speaking the same language and that a lot could be accomplished together and also being part of Pharma.Aero as well. Today, we are very satisfied with the road we’ve travelled and looking forward to all that is yet to come.”