Amsterdam Airport Schiphol was in the middle of the pre-Valentine’s Day rush as growers in Africa scrambled to get their roses into shops in time for the holiday.
The airport usually has 26 freighter flights a week, but that wasn’t enough with the extra flower traffic: 800 tonnes of additional inbound freighter capacity were added, making for an increase of 30 percent.
Bart Pouwels , Schiphol’s cargo business development director, said the airport handled 30 million extra imported rose stems in the days leading up to Valentine’s Day.
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol was in the middle of the pre-Valentine’s Day rush as growers in Africa scrambled to get their roses into shops in time for the holiday.
The airport usually has 26 freighter flights a week, but that wasn’t enough with the extra flower traffic: 800 tonnes of additional inbound freighter capacity were added, making for an increase of 30 percent.
Bart Pouwels , Schiphol’s cargo business development director, said the airport handled 30 million extra imported rose stems in the days leading up to Valentine’s Day.
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