Freight to be revitalised as LHR unveils £160m blueprint for cargo

Heathrow Airport is this week to publish its latest cargo blueprint, outlining its plans for freight, which could see it spend up to £160m, if approved by airlines.

The plans include air-to-air transhipments, which should help reduce the time it takes to process the cargo, and an on-airport facility to eliminate the need for transhipments to go through the cargo area or pass through control posts twice.

Heathrow spoke exclusively to The Loadstar for its latest LongRead, which covers the airport’s past, ...