UPS announces plans to expand its air hub at Cologne/Bonn Airport

UPS has announced plans to significantly expand its European air hub facilities at Cologne/Bonn Airport in Germany.

The expansion project, due to be completed by the end of 2013, will include a major extension to the existing building. This extension will be partially dedicated to processing larger freight shipments. Together, these initiatives will significantly increase the hub’s package sorting capacity from today’s 110,000 to 190,000 packages per hour, ensuring UPS’s Cologne/Bonn air hub remains one of the most advanced sorting facilities in the world.

At an estimated $200m, this expansion will constitute UPS’s largest facility investment outside the US, in the company’s history.

UPS originally chose Cologne/Bonn as the location for its European air hub on account of its excellent location at the heart of Europe’s most productive economic region. "The Cologne hub has served us well for 25 years and continues to be exactly where we need it in order to best serve our customers on the important trading lanes within Europe, and beyond to the Americas and Asia," said Jim Barber, president, UPS Europe. "This investment demonstrates our long-term confidence in, and commitment to, the European economy and its businesses that continue to produce goods sought after the world over." Crucially, Cologne/Bonn Airport also offers UPS the possibility to fly at night until at least 2030.

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