DHL Express launches Shenzhen to Leipzig airfreight service

DHL Express has launched a new airfreight route that links the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province with Leipzig, Germany, which will further enhance air cargo capacity from South China to Europe. With a weekly freight capacity of more than 500 metric tons, airfreight services using the route will be served by cargo airline Aero-Logic, with six weekly round trips made by a Boeing 777 all-cargo aircraft. Analysts said the newly launched route will further promote trade between China and Europe. Zhou Xibing, a Chinese researcher, said that “improved air capacity will further increase Chinese companies’ global expansion while effectively solving the logistics backlog and other uncertainties caused by current geopolitical tensions.” Shenzhen is a national hub for research and development (R&D), and a manufacturing center in sectors including electronics, high-tech equipment, auto parts, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.

Clara Yang, Director of DHL Express Shenzhen Gateway, said that “the Shenzhen gateway is one of the most important transit centers DHL Express operates in China, while the Leipzig hub is one of the three continental hubs in our global network”. “Covid-19 has driven the accelerated growth of cross-border e-commerce. With the launch of the new route, we will be able to better serve the strong air cargo demand from customers in Shenzhen and its neighboring areas. We will continue the cooperation with Shenzhen Airport Group to introduce more routes according to market demand.”

DHL Express launched a new international air cargo route linking Shenzhen and Los Angeles in October to enhance the transportation of goods between the Asia-Pacific region and North America. The company operates more than 30 international air cargo routes from the Shenzhen gateway so far, it said. Since this year, Shenzhen airport has continued to expand routes and increase capacity to ensure the stability of the supply and industry chain amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Shenzhen's Bao'an airport has international airfreight services to 35 destinations, the China Daily reports.