Fedex expands in Paris, UPS in Greater Chicago
Fedex Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. which currently represents more than a third of the cargo capacity at Paris CDG, processes thousands of medical shipments through its European hub every day. This includes PPE, clinical trials, medical supplies and equipment, which are transported to hospitals, retirement homes and other medical facilities located across France.
Jean Muls, VP, air hub operations Europe: "In April, we increased our flights between Asia and Europe by almost 50% with our CDG hub playing a vital part."
Meanwhile, UPS announced the expansion of its express air network to Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY), located 40 km southeast of downtown Chicago. The A300 service with a +54 t capacity begins on 2 November 2020, in time for the peak holiday shipping season. (ah)