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Leipzig/Halle airport 2016 cargo volume rises 6.5pc to 1.1m tonnes
LEIPZIG/HALLE airport in Germany handled 1.05 million tonnes of air freight in 2016, an increase of 6.5 per cent compared to 2015, and got off to a good start in the new year.
Operated by Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG, Leipzig/Halle airport saw cargo volumes rise by 6.9 per cent year on year in January to 84,782 tonnes. In December last year the airport handled an all-time monthly high of 97,105 tonnes of cargo, London's Air Cargo News reported.
DHL Express has based its European air cargo hub at the airport, which is Europe's fifth-busiest and Germany's second-biggest air freight gateway, and contributes heavily to Leipzig/Halle's overall cargo throughput.
Operated by Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG, Leipzig/Halle airport saw cargo volumes rise by 6.9 per cent year on year in January to 84,782 tonnes. In December last year the airport handled an all-time monthly high of 97,105 tonnes of cargo, London's Air Cargo News reported.
DHL Express has based its European air cargo hub at the airport, which is Europe's fifth-busiest and Germany's second-biggest air freight gateway, and contributes heavily to Leipzig/Halle's overall cargo throughput.
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