Liege Airport has reported strong cargo performance in the second quarter of 2025, handling 330,184 tonnes of freight – a 14.5% increase on the same period last year.

The number of cargo flights also rose by 7.7%, reaching 7,120 movements between April and June.

For the first half of the year, the Belgian hub handled 626,690 tonnes of cargo, up 10% compared with H1 2024, and registered a 7% increase in aircraft movements to 13,892.

According to Torsten Wefers, vice president of sales and marketing at Liege Airport, the growth reflects continued progress under the airport’s master plan and the roll-out of its new CargoLand brand. “We continued to perform very well in the 2nd quarter, with tonnage up on. This is encouraging, but the market remains uncertain. The outlook for the coming months is positive,” he said.

CargoLand, promoted as the place ‘where freight meets magic’, is designed to position Liege as Europe’s premier air cargo destination. The initiative has already contributed to a rise in the number of airlines operating at Liege Airport (from 41 to 51) and logistics providers (from 50 to 61).

The CargoLand offering spans sectors including e-commerce, MRO, pharma, perishables and express freight. Liege Airport says it is focusing on tailored, technology-driven cargo processes, such as enhanced tracking, route planning and real-time cargo flow monitoring. Multimodal connectivity and a flexible, customer-oriented commercial approach are also central to the brand’s proposition.

Despite global uncertainty – including tariff concerns, currency fluctuations and geopolitical instability – Liege Airport has seen no slowdown in its transatlantic cargo flows. In fact, US trade volumes have surged. Since January, over 101,000 tonnes of import and export cargo have passed through LGG’s warehouses for the US market, a 34.5% increase on the same period in 2024.

Wefers added: “CargoLand offers commodity-specific, tailored cargo processes based on advanced technology… [and] will deliver a success and customer-oriented commercial approach that will leave a lasting imprint on the European logistics landscape.”

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