Things are beginning to take shape with Lufthansa Cargo’s LCCevo transition. The company proudly announced that the first of four phases of the largest infrastructure project in its history has now been completed. It cut the ribbon on its renovated headquarters at Frankfurt Airport last week, though the building authorities still need to give their final approval before people can start moving into their new office workspaces there. This is planned to happen mid-DEC25, and in the first step, 60 workspaces will then be operational. According to Lufthansa Cargo, the construction plan is running as per schedule with the second phase due for completion towards the end of next year and two further phases taking place until early 2028. 10,000 m² of modern office space will make up part of the Lufthansa Cargo Campus, which is also getting a new cargo hub. Once finished (in 2030), LCCevo will measure 330,000 m², or, as the company press release put it: the equivalent of circa 46 soccer fields. Work is ongoing whilst daily operations continue at what is planned to become “the most modern air freight location in Europe in the future,” according to Lufthansa Cargo, including a 42 m high high-bay warehouse which will become one of the tallest buildings at the airport. “The Lufthansa Cargo Center has been operating continuously 24 hours a day, seven days a week, since 1982 and has since established itself as a central hub in global air freight traffic. With 1.4 million tons of freight per year, around 80% percent of the company’s global freight volume is handled there,” it states. Ashwin Bhat, CEO of Lufthansa Cargo, enthused: “The new headquarters is more than just a building – it is a place where our culture comes to life and a clear commitment to the future of our company and our location in Frankfurt. With our modern workspaces, we are creating space for collaboration, innovation, and growth – and thus sending a clear signal about our ambitions to shape the air freight of tomorrow. In addition, the modernization of our cargo hub forms the basis for offering our customers reliable and high-quality transport solutions around the world.”
