- ASL Airlines Ireland is moving Amazon Prime Air operations from Milan to Brescia.
- The move has triggered union protests at Milan Malpensa over job losses.
- ASL Airlines Ireland is a Dublin-based contract air transport provider.
- The shift aligns with Amazon’s strategy to optimise its logistics network.
- Operations are concentrating at Brescia Montichiari Airport.
ASL Airlines Ireland has been moving its Amazon Prime Air cargo operations in Italy from Milan Malpensa Airport to Brescia Montichiari Airport. The operational shift involves Amazon Prime Air transferring its entire regional cargo handling and flight hub base away from Milan. Operations are concentrating at Brescia Montichiari Airport (VBS). The sudden shift has triggered union mobilisations and protests at Milan Malpensa due to concerns over local airport job losses and subcontracted cargo handler redundancies.
ASL Airlines Ireland is a major Dublin-based contract air transport provider that operates scheduled European freight networks for e-commerce and express giants like Amazon, FedEx, and DHL. The carrier handles key European routes for Amazon’s dedicated logistics network using a fleet of Boeing freighter aircraft. The move to Brescia aligns with Amazon’s ongoing strategy to optimise its European hub-and-spoke logistics network by shifting some traffic away from highly congested Tier-1 passenger/cargo hubs to dedicated regional freight airports.
The relocation represents a significant change in the regional cargo handling landscape. ASL Airlines Ireland has not publicly commented on the union protests or the specific details of the job losses at Malpensa. The concentration of operations at Brescia is expected to provide a more efficient and less congested environment for Amazon’s cargo flights.
ASL Airlines Ireland shared: “The move to Brescia aligns with Amazon’s ongoing strategy to optimise its European hub-and-spoke logistics network.”
