Swissport expand its air cargo business with new terminal at Vienna Airport

In a bid to increase its local warehousing capacity at the airport by nearly 50 per cent, Swissport has signed a seven-year lease agreement for the new facilities. The adjacent 8,000 sq m warehouses are part of the Deutsche Logistik Holding‘s ‘SkyLog park Vienna’ in the Fischamend region. The completion of construction work is scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year, when operations will move from the existing Cargo Nord Object 10 facility.
“The brand-new building will offer ample warehouse and office space right in the center of the industrial zone and increase the warehousing capacity by nearly 50 per cent, allowing Swissport to grow its share in forwarder handling,” the company said in a press release.
It is the second major investment in Vienna, following the opening of a warehouse with direct tarmac access in mid-2019. “Despite persisting challenges to global aviation, air cargo volumes have rebounded and again reached 2019 levels. Our business in Vienna has also been developing favorably. We are proud of our committed team there and pleased to announce our new warehouse,” said Henning Dieter, head of Swissport Cargo Services Germany and Austria.
“It will support our expansion into forwarder handling and greatly benefit our customers and staff.”