News

You can discover more about what is going on at Leipzig/Halle Airport and read latest cargo news in the following press releases.

23 Nov 2022

Leipzig/Halle Airport: PortGround once again obtains IATA CEIV-Pharma certification

IATA, the trade association of the world’s airlines, has once again awarded its CEIV Pharma quality seal to PortGround GmbH at Leipzig/Halle Airport.

14 Sep 2022

PORTGROUND ACQUIRES FIRST ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT TRACTOR FROM GOLDHOFER

Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG’s ground handling company PortGround has reached another milestone on its way to climate-neutral operations.

6 Oct 2021

Leipzig/Halle Airport: Volga-Dnepr flies vaccines to Turkmenistan

An Ilyushin IL 76TD-90VD cargo plane operated by Volga-Dnepr took off from Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) heading for Ashgabat in Turkmenistan today.

13 Sep 2021

The annual freight volume already exceeds the 1 million tonne mark in August

The volume of freight handled at Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), Europe’s fourth-largest air cargo hub, is continuing to increase significantly.

8 Sep 2021

LEJ: More flights than before the Covid-19 crisis

Leipzig/Halle Airport is the first airport in Germany to have registered more flights in August than before the Covid-19 crisis.

17 Aug 2021

CENTRAL HUB FOR RELIEF SUPPLIES: FURTHER FLIGHTS FROM LEIPZIG/HALLE TO NAMIBIA

Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) is ramping up its activities as a hub for humanitarian aid: at the end of last week, two further relief planes took off from the air