Lufthansa to airlift fresh food to UK amid seaport chaos

Germany’s Lufthansa is airlifting 80 tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables from Frankfurt to Doncaster, and Sheffield airports in a Boeing 777, as firms seek to beat the lorry chaos at seaports.

In 2019, Frankfurt airport, a major center in Europe that receives goods from food producers all over the continent including France, Netherlands, and Spain. Frankfurt airport’s cargo terminal has 12, 000 m² of temperature-controlled warehouses including 2, 000 m² and has handled 2.09 million tonnes of cargo according to Airports Council International.

Some supermarkets aisles are looking empty, while Tesco has introduced a purchasing quota on products including eggs, and rice.

Sainsbury’s has warned that if the port chaos continues the UK could see shortages of lettuce, salad leaves, broccoli and some citrus fruits which are mostly imported from Italy and Spain.