DHL has confirmed it diverted freighter flights away from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) to avoid air cargo operational disruption ahead of a strike by more than 1,100 DHL Express workers
DHL has confirmed it diverted freighter flights away from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) to avoid air cargo operational disruption ahead of a strike by more than 1,100 DHL Express workers. The strike action, which began on December 7, has coincided with the traditional peak period for air cargo volumes, but DHL Group said in a statement it was able to 'maintain our operations at full capacity across our US network'.
CVG is the main international hub in the US for DHL Express. The hub facilitates 130 daily DHL flights and is home to a fleet of 60 DHL aircraft, reports London's Air Cargo News.
'DHL Express is in ongoing contract negotiations with the US Teamsters representing a portion of our employees at our Cincinnati (CVG) Global Hub. In an attempt to influence these negotiations, the Teamsters have initiated job actions in CVG and a number of other pick-up and delivery locations in the US,' said the statement.
'DHL was fully prepared for these actions and has enacted contingency plans, including moving flights and volume away from CVG to other key strategic DHL locations, and deploying replacement staff in other locations to ensure we maintain full-service capabilities for our customers.
'Thanks to these pre-emptive and proactive steps, we can confirm that we have been able to maintain our operations at full capacity across our US network. Our staffing levels at CVG have remained at a high level and we anticipate no significant disruptions to our service during the coming week.'
The Teamsters union represent more than 6,000 members at DHL across the US.
Aside from DHL Express, cargo carriers operating at CVG include Alaska Air Cargo, American Cargo, Delta Cargo, FedEx, Southwest Cargo, and United Cargo.
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