In Germany there is over thirty commercial and cargo airports and number of smaller airfields and airstrips are for business and general aviation. Millions of passengers are served by Frankfurt and Munich a year. Small airports in medium sized cities serves about 220 thousand passengers. Lepzig-Halle airport is the largest hub for express cargo in Germany. DHL’s European hub has significantly contributed to the growth of airport for almost nine years.

    Mario Patyk, head of business development, Mitteldeutsche airport holding said that they are increasingly successful in niche markets such as freight charter traffic and the handling of heavy duty and oversized shipments and large animals. Lepzig Halle airport provides 24/7 operation of cargo flights. This is possible because of the parallel runway systems, ideal accessibility by road, rail and air and potential building areas. Many customer benefits are provided by Lepzig-Halle airport. Bundled logistics facilities, initiatives of regional logistics players and international flight network are some among them.

The main thing which attracted business was the establishment of the European DHL hub. Three percent increase was observed in landing and takeoff. Volga Dnepr group is partially responsible for the increase in tonnage of general cargo. The cargo service includes air freight, warehouse and documentation, road feeder services, truck and charter handling, animal and perishable, pharma operators etc.
Patyk said that they are expecting significant increase in Asia market. The growth in export volumes from Germany to China will enhance the expanding of Asia market. They said they have much hope in export expansion in India too. Lepzig-Halle airport is the second largest air cargo hub. In 2015 they handled a record volume of 88336 tones which was 10.1 percent increase from 2014. Logistics and Shipping Management Course in Kochi