FedEx Express to Launch Liege-Memphis Flight
March 21 2017 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Important milestone in the integration of TNT
gives TNT customers direct access to FedEx Express North
America network
FedEx Express (FedEx), the world’s largest express
transportation company and a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX),
will begin operating a new flight linking TNT’s European air hub in
Liège (Belgium) to the FedEx World Hub in Memphis (U.S.) beginning
in early April 2017. From Memphis the aircraft will continue on a
round-the-world flight to Shanghai (China) via Seattle (U.S.) and
Anchorage (U.S.) before returning to Liège.
This is an important step in connecting the FedEx Express and
TNT worldwide networks, which will give TNT customers around the
globe direct access to the robust portfolio of FedEx services in
the U.S. and Canada.
“This new flight by FedEx Express is a tangible example of the
customer benefits that the acquisition of TNT will bring,” said
David Cunningham, President and CEO of FedEx Express. “By combining
our strengths, particularly the FedEx Express air network and TNT's
strong European road capabilities and Liège hub, we will connect
even more people and possibilities.”
FedEx Express will use Boeing 777 Freighters offering 116 tons
of capacity for the Liège-Memphis service. Once in Memphis, the TNT
volumes will be injected into the FedEx network for delivery across
the U.S. and Canada.
With this new flight, TNT customers shipping to North America
will benefit from broader service coverage, faster transit times
and higher weight capabilities, while continuing to work with TNT
as they do today. Other improvements include:
- Consistent two day transit times for
express shipments from Europe to U.S. and Canada destinations,
compared with two to four days previously
- Three day transit times to U.S. and
Canada destinations for express shipments from key locations in the
Middle-East, Africa and India
- Optional pre-noon delivery of express
parcels
- Four-five day transit times for
deferred shipments
- Higher weight limits for express and
deferred shipments of parcels and freight
- More opportunities for customers in the
U.S. Pacific Northwest market, including reduced cost and increased
capacity, with a one day transit time reduction for Shanghai
perishable goods
David Binks, Regional President Europe, FedEx Express Europe,
and CEO of TNT added: “North America, and the U.S. in particular,
is Europe’s major trading partner. The introduction of a direct
FedEx Express flight from Liège to Memphis is excellent news for
TNT customers shipping to North America. It also reinforces the
role of the TNT hub in Liège as a significant operation for the
group, complementing the FedEx Express hubs at Paris
Charles-de-Gaulle and Cologne airports.”
About FedEx Express
FedEx Express is the world's largest express transportation
company, providing fast and reliable delivery to more than 220
countries and territories. FedEx Express uses a global
air-and-ground network to speed delivery of time-sensitive
shipments, by a definite time and date with a money-back
guarantee.
About FedEx Corp.
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses
worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and
business services. With annual revenues of $58 billion, the company
offers integrated business applications through operating companies
competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the
respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world’s most
admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 400,000
team members to remain “absolutely, positively” focused on safety,
the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of
their customers and communities. To learn more about how FedEx
connects people and possibilities around the world, please visit
http://about.fedex.com.
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