DHL Express establishes  cargo operation between Cork and Leipzig

The move comes in the wake of a huge surge in cargo traffic during the pandemic

Cork Airport general manager Niall MacCarthy Swissport airside manager Ray O'Mahony, and airport operations and facilities general manager Dorothy Coffey at the announcement of the DHL Express expansion. Picture: Brian Lougheed

DHL Express has started a  cargo operation between Cork Airport and its largest European hub in Germany following a surge in cargo traffic during the pandemic.

The company began operating a Boeing 767 lower-deck wide-body aircraft five-days-a week, Monday to Friday, between Cork and Leipzig, today. It said the new service will benefit customers through earlier deliveries and later collections of parcels.