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NOV 05, 2004 (newstodate): After DHL's plans for an intercontinental hub at Brussels National Airport have been finally and fully buried by the government's refusal on October 19 to allow expansion of night flights, the company is now looking for a European alternative.
The two options now being investigated are Leipzig and Vatry, while current operations at Brussels will remain unchanged till 2008, the company says.
-We had a vision of making Brussels National Airport the most modern and state-of-the-art hub of our global logistics network. However, we have now reached the point where we have to realise that there is no political support for the DHL project for its new intercontinental hub in Belgium, says Peter Kruse, DHL Express Europe CEO.
The two options now being investigated are Leipzig and Vatry, while current operations at Brussels will remain unchanged till 2008, the company says.
-We had a vision of making Brussels National Airport the most modern and state-of-the-art hub of our global logistics network. However, we have now reached the point where we have to realise that there is no political support for the DHL project for its new intercontinental hub in Belgium, says Peter Kruse, DHL Express Europe CEO.