GROUND handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has opened its latest and third cargo handling facility at Copenhagen Airport, Denmark.

Its new Terminal 3 cargo building brings a further 3,700-sq m warehouse capacity to WFS’s handling infrastructure at Copenhagen, where it processes more than 100,000 tonnes of airfreight a year aboard passenger and freighter aircraft, writes Nigel Tomkins.

Having opened its first Scandinavian handling operation in Copenhagen in 2008, WFS is now the largest cargo handler at the airport, serving more than 30 airline clients with flights to and from the Danish capital.

It also provides cargo handling services for more than 125 offline carriers, says a statement.

The original 4,600-sq m cargo warehouse was augmented with a new 3,000-sq m Terminal 2 facility in 2010 and, in 2019, in support of the cluster of life-science companies now located in the Greater Copenhagen area, the company also invested in a new GDP-certified pharma facility, increasing its total footprint by a further 1,500-sq m.

“Copenhagen is a very progressive airport with a strong commitment to supporting its cargo customers,” observes Thomas Egeland, WFS’s managing director for the Scandinavia region.

“Since 2008, WFS has demonstrated its confidence in the Danish and regional air cargo market through our continued investment and expansion, and we will continue to play a leading role in the growth of the airport and the airlines which fly here. We see a great future,” Egeland adds.

Earlier this year, WFS entered into a renewable energy partnership with NRGreen in an initiative that will generate 100 per cent of its power requirements by positioning 3,500 high-efficiency solar panels across the roof areas of WFS’s cargo facilities at Copenhagen Airport.

The establishment of the 1.4 megawatt solar power system – believed to be the largest in the greater Copenhagen area – will provide an annual carbon dioxide saving of up to 240 tonnes, the equivalent of a passenger car driving 57 times around the world.

The solar energy scheme is expected to be sufficient to power WFS’s entire all-electric forklift and vehicle fleets and the LED lighting systems in its warehouse operations, whilst also returning surplus energy to the national grid.