Transport
12:44 12/12/2020
When Belgium went into lockdown during Covid-19, Liege Airport went into overdrive, stepping up its 24/7 cutting-edge operations to supply the country and the rest of Europe with urgent medical equipment.
Its speciality in freight has resulted in the airport being named best cargo airport in the world. The Air Cargo News Awards announced the winner via videoconference from a ceremony in London with the Walloon airport beating Amsterdam Schiphol, Brussels Airport, Anchorage (US), and Hong Kong International Airport.
Since the start of the pandemic, more than one billion masks have passed through Liège after the World Food Programme designated Belgium s largest cargo airport the European distribution hub for critical coronavirus medical supplies.