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Germans airlifting food to Yorkshire due to Channel blockage
Simon Calder and Ben Chapman
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In a scenario that has been called “a mirror image of the Berlin airlift” during the Cold War, Germany has flown 80 tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables from Frankfurt to Yorkshire.
A Lufthansa Boeing 777 cargo plane from the airline’s hub touched down on Wednesday afternoon at Doncaster-Sheffield airport.
On board was lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli and citrus fruit destined for Aldi, the Co-op, Sainsbury’s and Tesco.
An airline spokesperson said the aim was “to help restock sparse UK supermarket shelves just in time for Christmas”. ....

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