IN Brief:
- Weekly Boeing 777F rotations will link Shanghai with Leipzig and Hong Kong with Liège.
- The added capacity is being built around dedicated DHL network assets.
- The new flights are intended to improve reliability, uplift, and onward European distribution.
DHL Global Forwarding is expanding its dedicated air freight capacity between Asia and Europe with new weekly Boeing 777F rotations connecting Shanghai and Leipzig, and Hong Kong and Liège.
The additional services are built around closer cooperation between DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Express, giving the group a way to increase controlled capacity on a trade lane where speed, reliability, and uplift certainty continue to carry a premium. Leipzig will serve as the main European gateway for shipments arriving from Shanghai, drawing on its role as a major DHL aviation hub and its processing infrastructure.
The Hong Kong-Liège rotation will include a stop in Tel Aviv, with scope for limited cargo loading or offloading in cooperation with the operating airline partner where required. The return leg from Hong Kong will feed directly into DHL’s European distribution network, tightening the connection between linehaul capacity and downstream delivery capability.
The move adds a further layer of resilience to Asia-Europe air freight at a point when shippers are still seeking tighter control over time-critical and higher-value cargo flows. Rather than relying solely on spot market access, DHL is putting more of that capacity directly inside its own operating framework.
