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This is an English episode of the German PM Podcast.

Andreas Heilwagen is the host of the German PM Podcast and in this episode he speaks with Ingolf Speer about the construction of the DHL Air Hub in Leipzig.

The focus of the interview are the success factors for the 300 million Euro project, which came in on time, below budget and above quality. Quite different than Terminal 5 in Heathrow which was opened around the same time. The 3 main factors were

• A multi-level test that tried to simulate every day situations
• A phased launch
• Strict limitation of complex