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Global logistics is often reduced in everyday life to the shipping of standard packages and the handling of bulk goods. But behind the facade of automated sorting centers and standardized container loads lies a highly complex field: the transport of live animals, irreplaceable cultural artifacts, and sensitive sporting trophies. In 2025, the DHL Group
Logistics provider LIT AG is significantly expanding its operational capacity in Central Germany. A new logistics center is currently under construction in Kabelsketal, strategically located within easy reach of Leipzig/Halle Airport and the A9 and A14 motorways. The specialized project developer Panattoni has been commissioned to realize the construction project, which will have a total usable area of approximately 50.600 square meters.
DHL Group, a global logistics company, has unveiled the five most unusual transports it carried out in 2025. Beyond the regular transport of parcels and freight, these special orders were characterized by high logistical demands and public interest. The range of goods included rare wild animals and valuable artifacts.
The German online flight booking agency Invia Flights Germany, operator of the well-known portal Fluege.de, is changing ownership and will become part of the globally operating travel group Tongcheng Travel Holdings Limited. The Chinese company, listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, is acquiring the flight division from the Polish WP Holding for a transaction value of 43,3 million euros. This strategic move
Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG (MFAG), the operator of Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports, is facing massive financial and structural challenges following a record loss in the last fiscal year and the strategic withdrawal of key airlines. The recent exchange between Saxony's Minister-President Michael Kretschmer, MFAG management, and representatives of the low-cost carrier Ryanair underscores the situation.
Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG (MFAG), the parent company of Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports, recorded the highest loss in its corporate history last year. The group reported a deficit of €53,5 million for the 2024 financial year. This negative result, which MFAG stated had been factored into its calculations, reflects the necessary measures.
Deutsche Aircraft and the Weerts Group celebrated the topping-out ceremony for their state-of-the-art Final Assembly Line (FAL) at Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ). The event marks a key milestone before the planned start of series production of the D328eco regional aircraft. The construction of the facility on a 60.500 square meter site underscores the company's commitment to the project.
Dresden and Leipzig/Halle airports recorded significantly higher passenger numbers in October 2025 than in the same month of the previous year, due to the strong travel activity during the autumn school holidays. Leipzig/Halle Airport, with 301.500 passengers, achieved its second-highest October volume since German reunification in 1990, exceeding the previous year's result by more than seven percent.
A seemingly joking comment about a bomb in luggage triggered a major operation by the Federal Police at Halle/Leipzig Airport and led to far-reaching consequences for the responsible traveler. The Federal Police confirmed that the suitcase of the 58-year-old man, who was on a flight to Egypt, was immediately seized after the comment.
German airline Condor is making a clear strategic withdrawal from Leipzig/Halle Airport by transferring its entire flight operations to its Estonian sister company, Marabu Airlines. With the start of the current winter flight schedule last weekend, all remaining Condor connections to and from Leipzig/Halle were switched to Marabu, and the last Condor aircraft based there was decommissioned.
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