Extra cargo connections for Brussels and Liège Airport

From the end of October, Latin American airline LATAM Cargo is tripling the number of flights at Brussels Airport from four to twelve per week. Cargo activity is also on the rise at Liège Airport, which has gained two new cargo connections, respectively to Hangzhou in China and Oakland in the United States.

The tripling makes Brussels Airport LATAL Cargo’s main European transport hub. The Boeing 767F aircraft, with a cargo capacity of about 60 tons, will mainly ship flowers from Ecuador to Europe and then return to Latin America with medicines.

Maximizing use of SAF

LATAM Cargo is Latin America’s largest cargo airline group. The company came to Brussels Airport in 2018. Afterward, the flights disappeared again until the airline returned in March 2023. LATAM Cargo also plans to maximize the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on its flights.

Liège Airport has gained two new cargo connections: to Hangzhou in China and to Oakland in the United States. The line to China is operated by Maersk Air Cargo, the air cargo division of the Danish transport group of the same name, which is mainly active in maritime transport. Weekly, the carriers fly a new Boeing 777F from Billund, Denmark, to Hangzhou, with a stopover in Belgium on the way back. A second 777F will be added in the coming weeks.

FedEx to Oakland and San Fransico

American FedEx is launching the new line between Liège and Oakland Airport in San Francisco Bay. It involves three flights a week, operated by a Boeing 777. FedEx already connects Liège to Indianapolis and Memphis in the US.

In Brussels and Liège, one of Europe’s largest cargo airports and Alibaba’s main European logistics hub, night cargo flights are particularly under pressure because of their impact on health and the climate.