Bucking the downward national trend, cargo volumes at Leipzig/Halle, Europe’s fifth-largest cargo hub, continue to grow steadily.
Cargo volumes increased by 4 percent to 633,856 tonnes in the first half of the year. In June, cargo handling at Leipzig/Halle Airport grew by 16.1 percent to 114,367 tonnes compared with the same month last year.
With this positive development, the airport is securing central Germany’s vital logistics and supply chains for the population and the economy.
Two factors are driving this growth: DHL’s express cargo business on the one hand, and the positive developments in the cargo and special charter segments, including rescue and supply flights, on the other.
In the first six months of the year, there were 1,000 take-offs and landings in the cargo segment per week at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
