
Freight: Leipzig grew again in July 2021
Corona test kits and increased online trading, among other things, brought further growth in the freight sector to Leipzig/Halle Airport in July 2021. 133.873 tons were handled, 9,1 percent more than in the same month last year. In the first seven months of the year, volumes rose by 18,9 percent compared to the same period last year to around 899.682 tons. This means that the significant freight growth continued in the second half of the year. Last year, more than 1,38 million tons of freight were handled, a new record result. The airport is DHL's largest hub worldwide and Amazon Air's first regional air freight center in Europe. This makes the airport one of the most important hubs for express and e-commerce shipments. A total of over 82 cargo airlines fly to the airport and serve a route network that includes over 271 destinations worldwide. The airport records up to 1.300 take-offs and landings in freight traffic every week.