Prioritising cargo – Belgium’s Liège Airport to invest EUR500 million in expansion drive

There are several small airports in Europe that have chosen to prioritise cargo operations over passenger.

One of them is Liège Airport in Belgium, and arguably it is the most successful, handling aircraft from across the world and benefitting from its location close to major industrial conurbations.

Now the airport's owners intend to invest EUR500 million in additional facilities to benefit both long haul services and maintenance operations.

Air cargo, which prospered during the COVID-19 pandemic, has faltered during the post-pandemic economic turndown, but recent statistics from IATA for the period 3Q2023 suggest that international cargo demand registered its first growth since the end of 2021.