FedEx to expand Malpensa facilities
FedEx Express is set to ramp up its operations at Malpensa, Italy, with the introduction of a new 35,000 sq m facility, according to local reports.
The new facility, which includes e a covered warehouse and office, space is due to be completed by the summer of 2016, sources report.
The development is reportedly part of a major investment plan from the Milan airports management company, SEA.
Giulio De Metrio, chief operating officer of SEA, has been quoted as saying: “FedEx is the fourth-largest customer of Malpensa airport for cargo and is the first courier directly connected with the United States thanks to the direct flight Milan-Malpensa Memphis, the only Express Courier direct flight on this route that provides the most fast transit times from northern Italy to the entire North American market. “
