A Montichiari 100 milioni di investimenti per potenziare l’attività cargo

By 2030, a staggering 100 million euros will have been invested to bolster the cargo activities at Brescia Montichiari Airport. This plan, approved by shareholders, calls for transforming the airport into a benchmark for air freight transport in Italy and Europe. The management of Montichiari is entrusted to a joint venture, with the majority shareholder being Verona's Valerio Catullo Airport, holding an 80% stake. The remaining 20% is owned by Brescian institutions and economic categories.

Save, the group managing airports in Venice, Treviso, Verona, and Charleroi (Belgium), along with Montichiari, owns and coordinates this venture. President Enrico Marchi unveiled a new 4,300 square meter logistics structure in Montichiari, designed to support the sorting of thousands of parcels daily. This warehouse, predominantly destined for Amazon, marks a strategic shift as the e-commerce giant relocates all its logistics activities from Malpensa Airport to Montichiari, starting from September of the previous year.

Amazon now makes four daily flights, six days a week, totaling around 100 flights per month. These flights connect Montichiari to its European logistics hubs in Barcelona, Cologne, Liège, and Hannover. The airport's strategic location in the heart of key communication routes in northern Italy, combined with its infrastructure, complements existing warehouses for Poste Italiane, DHL, and extra-European cargo flights, totaling 20,000 square meters of logistics space.

This investment in a new warehouse amounts to 10 million euros, adding to the 20 million euros spent since 2015 on airport infrastructures and operational equipment. The D'Annunzio Airport is earmarked in the national airport plan for 2026-2035, with a focus on cargo traffic, leaving only a few private jets for passenger traffic.

Montichiari's unique characteristics, situated in an industrial area generating over 50% of Italy's exports, and served by five highways including the Brebemi, make it a reference cargo airport for the region and the entire country. Its 24-hour operation, including daily customs services, and advanced equipment that allows for customized solutions for clients, further enhance its appeal.

Overall, the future for cargo air traffic looks promising, with a global cargo air traffic increase expected to double by 2045, driven by e-commerce, connected hardware for artificial intelligence, urgent manufacturing deliveries, and the need to diversify supply chains.