As UK border chaos continues Lufthansa airlifts fresh food to England - CNN
(CNN Business)Germany's Lufthansa is operating a special cargo flight to airlift fruit and vegetables to England on Wednesday as shortages of food and other vital supplies loom because of continuing chaos at the UK-French border.
A Lufthansa (DLAKY) spokesperson told CNN Business that a Boeing 777 freighter carrying 80 tons of perishable goods would depart Frankfurt at 6:30 a.m. ET and arrive at Doncaster-Sheffield airport about 90 minutes later. The airline is working with freight forwarders to supply produce from Egypt, Spain and other countries.
The move comes as UK supermarkets and other businesses struggle to cope with the impact of Sunday's closure of vital freight arteries between southern England and France, triggered by the British government's warning that a new, more infectious variant of Covid-19 was out of control in London and the surrounding areas.
(CNN Business)Germany's Lufthansa is operating a special cargo flight to airlift fruit and vegetables to England on Wednesday as shortages of food and other vital supplies loom because of continuing chaos at the UK-French border.
A Lufthansa (DLAKY) spokesperson told CNN Business that a Boeing 777 freighter carrying 80 tons of perishable goods would depart Frankfurt at 6:30 a.m. ET and arrive at Doncaster-Sheffield airport about 90 minutes later. The airline is working with freight forwarders to supply produce from Egypt, Spain and other countries.
The move comes as UK supermarkets and other businesses struggle to cope with the impact of Sunday's closure of vital freight arteries between southern England and France, triggered by the British government's warning that a new, more infectious variant of Covid-19 was out of control in London and the surrounding areas.
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