EU logistics centre for humanitarian aid
The EU and its member states are establishing a logistics centre at Leipzig/Halle airport (LEJ) to be able to cover the growing public health needs in crisis situations too. It will not only procure, store and look after protective equipment, but also organise logistical distribution services in emergencies.
The site near the airport, which has a 24-hour operating permit for cargo flights and is directly connected to the trans-European motorway and railway networks, is being set up and supervised by the German Red Cross.
LEJ can handle all kinds of air freight and cargo planes (more than 1,000 per week), also has CEIV Pharma certification and is therefore able to tranship temperature- and time-critical pharmaceutical shipments like vaccines round the clock. (ah)