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Leipzig/Halle Airport posts 10.1% rise in throughput

The German airport handled 88,336 tons of freight in October, a 10.1 percent increase from Oct. 2014.

   Leipzig/Halle Airport handled 88,336 tons of freight in October, a 10.1 percent year-over-year increase, which the German airport attributed primarily to increased volumes in its express freight sector.
   During the first 10 months of 2015, the airport posted a freight throughput of 812,060 tons, an 8.6 percent increase from the corresponding period in 2014.
   Leipzig/Halle Airport provides cargo flights to approximately 60 destinations in over 30 countries. The airport has a 24-hour operating permit for cargo flights and features direct links to the trans-European motorway and railway networks.
   DHL has been operating its European hub at Leipzig/Halle Airport since 2008.