Oct 13, 2015
DHL Express is adding a flight at Detroit Metropolitan Airport to enhance service for U.S. importers and exporters based in Michigan.
Stationed at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, the new Boeing 767-200 cargo flight enables the international express delivery service provider to offer earlier delivery times and later pickup times, equally by one hour on average, the company said.
“Our expanded service window and the additional capacity of this aircraft are essential to accommodate the increasing volumes that are being generated by major automotive companies and suppliers as well as other businesses based in the region,” Karsten Aufgebauer, senior vice president and general manager for DHLExpress in the Midwest, said in a news release.
The new flight operates daily between the DHL Americas Hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and Detroit Metro, with a stop in Minneapolis to connect with freight routed to and from Canada. It is operated by Atlas Air Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide, a leading global provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services.
Metro Airport CEO Thomas Naughton welcomed the addition. “While carriers at Detroit Metropolitan Airport offer exceptional passenger service, providing access for cargo airlines to also deliver robust international freight service is critically important to the business and industry of our entire region,” he said in a release.
DHL offers national and international parcel delivery, international express, road, air and ocean transport to industrial supply chain management. The company has more than 325,000 employees in 220 countries.
Via: Crain’s Detroit
