European Chilled and Frozen Perishable Airfreight Hub – Frankfurt and Munich 

In September / October 2018, we will be visiting the chilled and frozen perishable logistics hubs of both Frankfurt & Munich Airports in Germany. We will be appointing an agent to act on our behalf for both short haul flights to the UK and in the event of a hard Brexit, plus the option of express logistics services from the Frankfurt / Munich Airfreight hubs directly to the UK.

An appraisal of problems concerning airfreight to the UK:

If the U.K. leaves the EU without an aviation agreement, flights would immediately cease between the islands and the EU27 since EU-issued operating aviation licenses would no longer be valid, and British airlines would no longer have the right to fly to EU countries. The U.K. would also cease being a member of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which issues the certification and licenses EU aircraft require. Currently, a lot of air cargo from third countries first arrives at the U.K. and is then shipped on to other EU countries, where it doesn’t need to be processed by local customs. But in the event of no deal, those shipments would either fly directly into other EU airports or from the U.K., but in either case it would have to be cleared by customs, something that may entail a large increase in staff and infrastructure.

The Commission has in recent months been advising different sectors to make preparations for a no-deal outcome and has drawn up a series of legislative changes that may be required if the U.K. crashes out in March next year. On Friday, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told the Irish parliament: “As the clock to Brexit ticks down, we must prepare for every eventuality, including no deal.”  To read the full article see https://www.politico.eu/article/airlines-customs-commission-to-eu27-prepare-airports-cargo-shipping-for-a-no-deal-brexit/

To register an interest in using Frankfurt & Munich as our perishable logistics hubs and for more information about our plans and preparations, please email: les@frigore.co.uk