FedEx Express has opened a new hub and expanded its flight operations at Newcastle International Airport to meet growing demand in the region.
The new facility comes with the latest scanning technology, allowing sorting and package scanning on site and will supports an upgrade of flights from the current ATR72 aircraft to a FedEx-branded B737-400, three times the size and adding 149,000lbs of additional inbound and outbound weekly capacity.
A new weekly outbound flight is also being added to the current schedule, giving five outbound flights and four inbound flights.