Despite Trump’s constant tariff threats, Mexico is one of Latin America’s economic hotspots – and that also benefits air freight. Now, Lufthansa subsidiary, time:matters – the specialist for urgent high-performance logistics solutions – has inaugurated two new Courier Terminals there: at Mexico City International Airport (MEX), and Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU). The latter, located about 35 km north of the Mexican capital city, has been in operation since 2022 and is used by most cargo airlines serving Mexico.
With its dual presence in Mexico, time:matters is strengthening its global footprint. Including the two new Mexican stations, the list of Courier Terminals operated by time:matters has grown to five. Its other service terminals are at the airports in Frankfurt, Munich, and Shanghai. The two new offshoots were realized in cooperation with the local subsidiary, Lufthansa Cargo Servicios Logísticos de México (LCSLM). They offer the market improved connectivity between Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Key industries benefiting from these developments are automotive, semiconductors, and companies that are part of the rapidly growing life sciences industry in the central American country. time:matters points to a USP: due to the practical integration of Lufthansa Cargo Servicios Logísticos de México into daily operations, fast and efficient handling services of time-critical shipments are enabled, performed by experienced employees. Currently, Lufthansa operates 14 flights per week to Mexico, seven passenger services to MEX and seven cargo flights to NLU.
Tailored to the needs of key industries
This combination of qualified personnel and dedicated processes reduces processing times for import and export shipments from an average of six hours to three hours, ensuring greater speed, quality control and faster distribution, thus benefiting the company’s customers. In addition to special processing and personalized data flows to customs agents and recipients, the service offering also includes 24/7/365 operational readiness.
The terminals are tailored to the needs of industries such as automotive, semiconductors, and life sciences, and handle replacement and service parts, medical devices, high-value goods, and hazardous materials. The facilities deliver a fast throughput of imports and rapid processing of export shipments, as well as offering special documentation services. All Courier Terminals operated by time:matters are characterized by their high operational reliability, which should now also apply to the two facilities established in Mexico.
Strategically important hub
Stefan Fölsing, Managing Director of time:matters Courier Terminals, emphasizes this point: “The new terminals in Mexico add a strategically important hub to our network in Latin America. Thanks to dedicated handling processes and personalized control, we ensure faster and more reliable processing for products in key industries.”
Frank Nozinsky, Managing Director of Lufthansa Cargo Servicios Logísticos de México, adds: “We are delighted to be partnering with time:matters to offer our customers even faster handling services for time-critical and sensitive shipments in MEX and NLU.”
In an interview with CargoForwarder conducted at Air Cargo Europe in early JUN25, CEO von Strassen had already vaguely indicated that a network expansion was imminent. However, the manager did not mention specifics and that two new stations were listed in his company’s expansion strategy.
