FedEx Express launches flight linking TNT's European air hub in Belgium with its global hub in Memphis

From the beginning of April 2017

The connection provides TNT customers with direct access to the FedEx Express network in North America.

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As of early April 2017, FedEx Express will launch a new flight linking the European air hub of TNT in Liège (Belgium) with the global hub of FedEx in Memphis. From Memphis, the plane will continue its flight around the world for Shanghai (China)Via Seattle (United States) and Anchorage (United States), before returning to Liège.

 

This is an important step towards connecting global networks of FedEx Express and TNT, which will provide customers with TNT from all over the world direct access to the solid portfolio of services FedEx en United States y to Canada.

 

"This new flight of FedEx Express It is a tangible example of the benefits that the acquisition of TNT", He said David Cunningham, President and CEO of FedEx Express"By combining our strengths, particularly the air network of FedEx Express"With TNT's strong European terrestrial capabilities and the Liège hub, we will connect even more people and possibilities."

 

For this service between Liège and Memphis, FedEx Express will use a Boeing 777 Freighters which has a capacity of 116 tons of cargo. Once in Memphis, the volumes of TNT will be injected into the network of FedEx to be delivered in U.S. and CanadaWith this new flight, TNT customers who send to North America They will benefit from broader service coverage, faster transit times and higher weight capacities, while continuing to work with TNT, as they do today.

 

 

This is an important step in connecting the global networks of FedEx Express and TNT, which will provide TNT customers around the world with direct access to the robust FedEx service portfolio in the United States and Canada.

 

 

 

For its part, David Binks, Regional President Europe, FedEx Express Europe, and CEO of TNT He adds: “North America, and the US in particular, is Europe’s main trading partner. The introduction of a direct flight from FedEx Express from Liège to Memphis is excellent news for customers of TNT that they send to North America. It also strengthens the role of the TNT centre in Liège, an important operation for the group, which complements the centres FedEx Express at the Paris Charles-de-Gaulle and Cologne airports."

 

Improvements to be seen include: Two-day transit times for express shipments Europe a United States y to Canada, compared to the two to four day transit time previously taken. Transit times of three days to destinations in U.S. and Canada for express shipping from key locations in Middle East, Africa and India. Higher weight limits for express and deferred package and freight shipments. More opportunities for customers in the Pacific Northwest market. United States, including reduced costs and increased capacity, with a one-day transit time reduction for perishable goods. Shanghai.