The 2023–2040 Master Plan

The Liege Airport Master Plan outlines the airport’s development strategy for the coming years.

The Master Plan is based on a long-term vision structured around three pillars: investment, diversification, and continuous adaptation to market changes.

A total budget of 500 million euros has been allocated to modernizing infrastructure in order to provide high-performance facilities capable of supporting a robust and attractive logistics ecosystem.

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Customer diversification is a key driver for ensuring the platform’s economic resilience in the face of industry fluctuations.

A strategic transformation of the model

Our vision is to transition from a transit cargo airport model to a provider of multimodal logistics solutions,” explains Laurent Jossart, CEO of Liege Airport.

This ambition is being realized through eight strategic pillars:

  1. Becoming a leader in environmental sustainability
  2. Playing an active role in multimodality and becoming a provider of multimodal solutions
  3. Creating and fostering a cargo community
  4. Facilitating business by offering digital tools and adequate infrastructure to operators
  5. Improving the operational performance of Liege Airport and all operators, particularly ground handling
  6. Expand the range of services offered at the airport
  7. Develop a second runway using land reserves
  8. Expand the range of specialized air cargo services

Anticipating Structural Challenges

The Master Plan addresses the major structural challenges facing the sector:

  • energy constraints,
  • geopolitical uncertainties,
  • constant market changes.

The environmental dimension is a priority, with a commitment to decarbonization and logistics solutions aimed at reducing CO₂ emissions.

Technological innovation, including in safety, is also strategic for ensuring performance, reliability, and competitiveness.

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A clear goal

Through this Master Plan 2023–2040, Liege Airport is setting a clear goal: to strengthen its international competitiveness while fostering sustainable, diversified growth that is adapted to the economic realities of the future, by evolving into a true provider of multimodal logistics solutions.

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