FedEx Express will launch a round-the-world flight in April 2017 connecting TNT’s European hub in Liège to the FedEx World Hub in Memphis.

According to FedEx, the new flight will be operated with a Boeing 777F, offering a capacity of 116 tonnes. The aircraft will fly to Seattle, Anchorage and Shanghai before returning to Liège. The TNT volumes will be injected into the FedEx network in Memphis.

“This new flight by FedEx Express is a tangible example of the customer benefits that the acquisition of TNT will bring,” said David Cunningham, president and CEO of FedEx Express. “By combining our strengths, particularly the FedEx Express air network and TNT’s strong European road capabilities and Liège hub, we will connect even more people and possibilities.”

Benefits for TNT customers include broader service coverage, faster transit times and higher weight capabilities.

“North America, and the US in particular, is Europe’s major trading partner,” said David Binks, regional president of FedEx Express Europe and CEO of TNT. “The introduction of a direct FedEx Express flight from Liège to Memphis is excellent news for TNT customers shipping to North America. It also reinforces the role of the TNT hub in Liège as a significant operation for the group, complementing the FedEx Express hubs at Paris Charles-de-Gaulle and Cologne airports.”

FedEx acquired TNT in May 2016.