DHL Adjusts Operations Around Hong Kong Airport Challenges.

HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 1998--DHL Worldwide Express, the world's leading international air express network, has adjusted operations in Hong Kong in order to minimize any impact on service caused by glitches at the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok.

As a part of the operational changes, DHL is now able to process shipments with its own employees and systems based at its Express Cargo Terminal (ECT) facility, thus bypassing the problems and cargo embargo at the Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (HACTL) Super Terminal One.

DHL express shipments are exempt from the HACTL cargo embargo as they are classified under the same category as postal and perishable shipments. "HACTL has been very cooperative in working out solutions with DHL to find the most efficient way of handling the time-sensitive express shipments we carry," said Ross Allen, regional director of operations for DHL in the Asia-Pacific/Middle East region.

DHL has also received permission from the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Authority to run an additional dedicated aircraft on two Sundays (July 12 and 19) in anticipation of increased shipment volume over these weekends. DHL is also planning daily flights during next week. "These operational changes and additional flights mean that we can provide our customers with more options in getting their shipments to and from Hong Kong despite the embargo by HACTL," said Allen.

DHL is investing more than $10 million on its facilities and infrastructure at Chek Lap Kok and will continue with its plans to make it a major Asian hub.

In the Asia-Pacific/Middle East region, DHL serves 51 countries and territories from Japan to Australia and from the Middle East to the Pacific Islands. Within the region DHL operates more than 700 stations, employs more then 15,000 personnel and owns about 3,300 transport vehicles. With more than 25 years experience and an estimated marketshare of more than 30 percent, DHL was the first air express carrier to serve Hong Kong.

DHL Worldwide Express is the world's largest and most experienced international air express network, linking more than 635,000 cities in 227 countries. DHL Worldwide Express is composed of DHL Airways Inc., which serves all locations in the U.S. and its territories; and DHL International Ltd. and its agents and affiliated companies, which serve all locations outside the U.S. and its territories. Visit the DHL website at http://www.dhl.com.

    CONTACT:  DHL International Ltd., Hong Kong
               Geoff Bye/Betty Wong, 852/2582-2626
                    or
               DHL Worldwide Express/U.S.
               David Fonkalsrud, 650/802-4535
                    or
               Burson-Marsteller/Hong Kong
               Angela Heng/Megan Ross, 852/2963-6712 or 852/9438-9765