DB Schenker ranked Number 2 in the global air freight market, while doubled its presence at Paris-Charles de Gaulle since early 2010.The company has embarked on a substantial expansion of its operations.

Adjacent to aprons and with direct access to runways and aircraft holds, DB Schenker is expanding its operations floor area by 50%. By 2022, the company will occupy 22,000 m² of 'border warehouses’ incorporating 4,500 m² of office space in a latest-generation building designed to meet the highest operating standards. With this extension DB Schenker will occupy the entire (GB2) freight terminal.

François Cangardel, Real Estate Director at Aéroports de Paris: "We are absolutely delighted with this new agreement, which recognises the importance of Paris in the growth of air freight, and the value to forwarders of locating in the border warehouses of the Paris-Charles de Gaulle air freight zone.”

Philippe de Crécy, Chairman of Schenker S.A.: “This new agreement allows DB Schenker to establish a high-quality, long-term resource in order to ensure the growth of its Southern European freight hub operations from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport. This new extension will allow DB Schenker and ATH (Air Terminal Handling) to bring together all our import and export activities and invest in the safety and security measures required to achieve TAPA and ISO 14001 certification for the entire site.

DB Schenker will then be in a position to process its customers’ shipments using state-of-the-art facilities allowing us to guarantee service quality excellence at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport and to increase our share of the market.”

Paris-Charles de Gaulle is Europe’s Number 1 freight and mail handling airport. Aéroports de Paris now operates 194,000 m² of buildings dedicated to air freight services.

Source: Aéroports de Paris