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 […]
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, […]
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 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 […]
Million tonnage mark set to be passed for 1st time at Leipzig
Leipzig/Halle Airport is well on the way to passing the one million tonnage mark for the first time in 2016 – fuelled by growth in the express and charter sectors, reports Justin Burns. In the first eight months of the year, cargo volumes grew by 6.4 per cent to around 680,891 tonnes. In August, the […]
Cattle transported from Leipzig to Kuwait
A shipment of 165 cattle was transported from Leipzig Halle Airport to Kuwait using an AirBridgeCargo Airlines Boeing 747-8 Freighter. The animals, from the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, were transferred from trucks to transport boxes at the airport’s Animal Export Center, a 1,300 square metre facility that has been operating since 2010. The handling was […]
