Nippon Express Belgium launches new service using Liege and Ostend Airports

Nippon Express (Belgium), a local subsidiary of Nippon Express has teamed up with Nippon Express Europe GmbH to launch a new service using Liege Airport and Ostend-Bruges International Airport to bolster import/export gateway functions in Europe. The coronavirus pandemic has led to a chronic scarcity of air cargo space. Liege Airport in eastern Belgium serves as one of Europe’s dedicated cargo airports and currently offers regular and charter flights to and from China, North America, the Middle East and Africa. With no airline slot restrictions on departures and arrivals and with its geographically advantageous location near the German, Dutch and French borders, the airport has seen its handling volume expand