Central German airports: far more freight during Q1
Following the sharp declines caused by the pandemic during the previous years, both Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports registered significant growth in freight volumes. The number of aircraft movements during the first quarter was 21,658, which was also higher than the figure of 18,037 take-offs and landings in the previous year. Leipzig/Halle Airport Freight volumes totalled […]
Leipzig/Halle breaks cargo records in October
Leipzig/Halle Airport continues to break records with 6.5% growth in October, putting it well above the national trend. The airport handled 112,587 tonnes of cargo in October, up 6.5% and marking an absolute record for the month. From January to October, cargo volumes rose by 1.3% to 1.02 million tonnes, the 13th year of growth, […]
E-commerce to be handled digitally at Leipzig/Halle
E-commerce shipments arriving at Leipzig/Halle Airport are now being handled entirely digitally through Zodiak customs software developed by Dakosy. The Atlas Customs approved software is being used at Germany’s second-largest airfreight hub by ground handling service provider PortGround, a wholly-owned subsidiary of airport operator Mitteldeutsche Flughafen. About 70 cargo aircraft land in Leipzig/Halle a day, […]
Volga-Dnepr to develop Leipzig/Halle as a multimodal hub
Volga-Dnepr Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Mitteldeutsche Flughafen to develop Leipzig/Halle Airport as a multimodal hub for scheduled and charter operations. The memorandum of understanding was signed in the presence of Saxon state minister of finances, Dr Matthias Hass at the 53rd International Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France. Both companies […]
Leipzig/Halle to invest €500 million in cargo facilities
The supervisory board of Mitteldeutsche Flughafen has unanimously cleared the way for investments including a second cargo city in the northern part of Leipzig/Halle Airport. The shareholders agreed to investments in apron areas, logistics and office buildings in the northern and southern parts of Leipzig/Halle as well as cargo city, investing around €500 million over […]
Leipzig/Halle organises humanitarian conference
Leipzig/Halle Airport, working with the Volga-Dnepr Group and the Akkon University of Human Sciences organised a specialist international conference focusing on humanitarian logistics. About 60 representatives from research institutes, government and non-government organisations, logistics companies, airports as well as airlines attended the event held in Leipzig on the fringes of the OECD’s International Transport Forum […]
Another year of success for Leipzig/Halle Airport
Freight volumes at Leipzig/Halle Airport have grown for the 14th year in succession, driven by DHL’s express services, as well as charter flights. In 2018, Europe’s fifth largest cargo hub handled 1.2 million tonnes of airfreight, representing growth of 7.3% over the previous year. The continued growth has been praised by Saxony’s economic affairs and […]
Leipzig/Halle signs MoU with Hanoi’s Noi Bai airport
Leipzig/Halle Airport and Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport have signed a memorandum of understanding to help airfreight grow between the two airports. The agreement creates the framework for long-term cooperation with a major focus on e-commerce and exchange of experience and information, as well as personnel. E-commerce in Vietnam is growing rapidly, with the volume […]
Leipzig/Halle continues to grow at double digit rates
Airfreight volumes at Leipzig/Halle Airport continue to go higher and higher with 12.3 per cent growth from January to March. The airport, which is the fifth busiest cargo hub in Europe, handled 298,532 tonnes in the first three months of 2018, and 107,428 tonnes in March alone, a record for the month. Leipzig/Halle registered 8.2 […]
Leipzig/Halle breaks records on its way to 13th year of growth
Freight volumes at Leipzig/Halle Airport have grown for the 13th consecutive year passing 1.1 million tonnes and setting a monthly record in December. Europe’s fifth largest cargo hub and the second busiest in Germany handled 1,138,477 tonnes in 2017, an increase of 8.2 per cent, and a monthly record was broken in December when Leipzig […]
Leipzig/Halle breaks records as it flies past the million tonne mark
Leipzig/Halle Airport continues to break records with freight volumes passing 100,000 tonnes in a month, as it flew past the one million tonne barrier again. It handled 105,110 tonnes of freight in November, an increase of 9.4 per cent compared to the previous year, marking the first time the airport more than 100,000 tonnes in […]
Leipzig/Halle continues to grow for the 13th consecutive year
Leipzig/Halle Airport has grown for the 13th consecutive year with volumes increasing by 7.7 per cent in the first nine months of 2017. Germany’s second largest cargo airport has handled 828,163 tonnes between January and September, meaning growth at Europe’s fifth busiest freight airport is continuing for the 13th year in succession. The airport passed […]
New cool chain warehouse opens at Leipzig Halle Airport
Leipzig Halle Airport has opened a new refrigerated warehouse to store temperature-sensitive cargo at its World Cargo Center. The facility has direct access to the apron area and therefore guarantees short transport routes to and from aircraft and trucks. The configuration of the refrigeration centre enables parallel storage of pharmaceutical items and perishable goods as well […]
New cool centre to open at Leipzig/Halle in April
Leipzig/Halle Airport’s new cool centre will start operating in April and is set to boost the gateway’s cool chain tonnage. Last year was a sterling year as the airport passed the one million tonnage mark for the first time as freight handled reached 1,052,000 tonnes. This investment is part of Leipzig/Halle’s efforts to continually and […]
Leipzig/Halle blasts past the million tonne barrier
Leipzig/Halle Airport has exceeded the one million tonne mark for the first time, reaching 1,002,875 tonnes on 14 December. Leipzig/Halle, which is the second-largest airport in Germany in terms of cargo and fifth in Europe, also set a monthly record in November, handling 96,081 tonnes, a year-on-year increase of 11.3 per cent. Express freight was […]
Leipzig/Halle passes 500,000t mark in first half of 2016
Leipzig/Halle Airport has passed for half million tonne mark in six months for the first time in its history, having handled 512,613 tonnes between January and June 2016. Volumes at Leipzig/Halle, Germany’s second-largest cargo hub, were up 6.7 per cent during the first six months of 2016, and June saw a year-on-year increase of 8.4 […]
