FIEGE takes on air cargo handling at Cologne Bonn Airport
FIEGE Air Cargo Logistics (FACL) will take over operations for the Cologne Bonn Cargo Center at Cologne Bonn Airport from dnata. Starting 2026, FACL will become the long-term partner managing all general air cargo handling at the hub in North Rhine-Westphalia.
FIEGE Air Cargo Logistics GmbH & Co. KG (FACL) is expanding its area of operations and its portfolio: the air cargo subsidiary of the FIEGE Group will assume all general air cargo handling at the Cologne Bonn Airport Cargo Center starting 1 January 2026. To manage the Cologne/Bonn facility, FACL has committed the seasoned logistics manager, Christian Biesecke whose last position saw him oversee cargo operations at the airports in Leipzig/Halle and Dresden as Area Manager Cargo and Logistics.
Benjamin Looser, Managing Director FIEGE Air Cargo Logistics, says: “Taking over the Cologne Bonn Cargo Center is an important step for us in terms of our growth strategy. After overseeing our customer operations in Frankfurt and Zurich, we are now taking on for the first time the entire General Cargo Handling at an airport. We are very grateful to Cologne Bonn Airport for the open dialogue and the trust that the cargo team places in us. We look forward to the tasks ahead and, as a long-term partner, we wish to contribute our expertise to the successful future of the air cargo division at Cologne Bonn Airport together with the airport’s management.”
Looking forward to working together (from right): Cenk Özöztürk, Managing Director of Flughafen Köln/Bonn GmbH, Philipp Debuch, Managing Director Industrial at FIEGE, Benjamin Looser, Managing Director Air Cargo Logistics at FIEGE, and Tobias Lyssy, Vice President Marketing & Sales at Cologne Bonn Airport. (Photo: Cologne/Bonn Airport)
Cenk Özöztürk, Managing Director Flughafen Köln/Bonn GmbH, says: “We are excited to have found a strategic partner in FIEGE Air Cargo Logistics for the operation of our Cologne Bonn Cargo Center – a partner who comes not only with in-depth expertise but who also covers the entire performance spectrum in both logistics and cargo handling. This decision is the result of highly constructive talks plus a shared understanding on how to advance our location and develop new potential markets. We look forward to a lasting, trusting collaboration with FIEGE, with whom we wish to sustainably strengthen and expand general cargo operations at Cologne Bonn Airport.”
FIEGE Air Cargo Logistics is a subsidiary of the Greven-based contract logistics specialist, FIEGE. FACL has been tasked with the physical handling of air cargo at the Lufthansa Cargo Center (LCC) at Frankfurt Airport for a good five years now. Since the start of 2025, the company has also been the chosen mail handling partner for Swiss WorldCargo at Zurich Airport. Additionally, BCL Buck CargoLogistik, a FIEGE subsidiary, also carries out ground handling activities at Frankfurt Airport for companies like Frankfurt Cargo Services GmbH (FCS) and Qatar Airways. Cologne Bonn Airport presents yet a further addition now.
