DHL launches Morocco to Leipzig express route

DHL has launched a new direct daily flight from Ibn Battouta airport in Tangier, Morocco to its global hub in Leipzig. The company said that the service will provide customers in Morocco with a reduction in delivery time by 4 hours and an extended pickup time limit by up to 3 hours.

The Tangier-Leipzig route via Alicante, Spain uses a B737 jet with a 15-ton capacity for five weekly flights. As DHL’s second dedicated air service for Morocco, the route complements the current six-times-a-week flight from Casablanca to Europe via Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris with a B757 and Airbus aircraft daily.

Faysal El Hajjami, Vice President and Maghreb Area Manager, DHL Express, commented: “Northern Morocco is seeing massive economic growth as a result of heavy government investment in industries ranging from automotive to textiles, with Morocco’s automotive exports growing around 34% in 2014 – and driving growth in GDP from 2.5% in 2014 to 4.5% in Q3 2015 – as a result of financial and trade initiatives in clusters like the Tangier Automotive City.

“DHL itself has seen double-digit growth in trade volumes from Morocco to Europe, largely caused by rapid upscaling of automotive production from northern Morocco to around 400 thousand vehicles per annum.

“For these industries to keep sustaining Morocco’s revitalized economy, it is imperative that they be supported by highly reliable on-time logistics directly linking the country’s production hubs to demand in Europe and the rest of the world. This latest connection will enable northern Morocco’s industries to further accelerate their growth as well as that of Morocco and the greater Maghreb region.”