The Lyon-Saint Exupéry freight platform is modernising and welcoming a new logistics hub

A new building for UPS has been inaugurated at Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport. With a capacity to sort 3,000 packages per hour, this logistics hub is part of the modernisation project for the platform’s cargo area, Cargoport.

At the end of September 2022, 40,000 tonnes of air cargo were handled at the hub, representing a 7% growth compared to 2021. As the second largest cargo airport in France, Lyon Airport is a key player in the local economy, providing more than 1,500 full-time jobs and supporting a large number of companies in the region that depend on this activity (particularly the pharmaceutical industry and express freight).

In line with the VINCI Airports’ environmental ambitions, the UPS building has been designed with a view to optimising energy consumption and reducing CO2 emissions: obtaining LEED certification, which implies a 20 to 25% reduction in energy consumption, and a 33% reduction in CO2 emissions thanks to the insulation of the building.

About VINCI Airports
VINCI Airports, the world’s leading private airport operator, operates more than 50 airports in 11 countries in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Thanks to its experience as a global integrator, VINCI Airports develops finances, builds and manages airports by contributing its investment capacity and expertise in terms of optimizing operational performance, modernizing infrastructures and deploying their environmental transition. In 2016, VINCI Airports was the first airport operator to commit to implementing an international environmental strategy, to achieve the goal of net zero emissions across its network by 2050.