News / Liège Airport losing €11,000 daily from sanctions, but there is good news too

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Fast-growing Liège Airport is incurring a loss of business of more than €10,000 on a daily basis as a result of western sanctions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

However, the Belgian air cargo hub has some news to celebrate too, with Cainiao, the logistics arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, unveiling expansion plans at the site.

At the time of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, AirBridgeCargo (ABC) was operating around 10 rotation flights weekly from the Belgian air cargo hub ...