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German airline Lufthansa flies 80 tons of fruit and veg to the UK amid lorry chaos
Updated: 23 Dec 2020, 23:01
GERMAN airline Lufthansa has flown 80 tons of fresh fruit and vegetables into the UK for Tesco, Sainsbury’s, the Co-op and Aldi.
Its Boeing 777 freighter, carrying lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli, citrus fruit, and strawberries, landed at Doncaster Sheffield Airport from Frankfurt just before 2pm.
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The supplies will go to Tesco, Sainsbury’s, the Co-op and AldiCredit: Twitter
The Lufthansa airlift was commissioned by Venus, an Egyptian fruit supplier which is used by UK supermarkets.
Frankfurt is a major food distribution centre that receives produce from all over Europe including Spain, the Netherlands and France.
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By Mary-Ann Russon
image captionDespite assurances that plenty of food will be available, some shoppers have found empty shelves
Germany s Lufthansa is airlifting fresh fruit and vegetables to the UK on Wednesday as firms seek to beat the lorry chaos at sea ports
The airline said it is carrying 80 tonnes of food from Frankfurt to Doncaster Sheffield Airport for grocers including Tesco and Sainsbury s.
Almost 3,000 lorries remain stuck in Kent despite moves to re-start cross-Channel access from Dover.
There are concerns that testing drivers for Covid could delay food supplies.
France shut its border with the UK on Sunday for 48 hours to stop the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus found in the UK.