Lufthansa Cargo has been flying a tonne of red roses to its hub in Frankfurt, Germany from South America and Africa in time for Valentine’s Day at high-street florists across Europe.
The cargo carrier said it is shipping a total of 1,100 tonnes, equivalent to 30 million, Valentine roses in 13 dedicated MD-11 freighters.
Growers in Kenya, Ecuador and Colombia are served by several weekly freighter services operated by the airline from Frankfurt. It said in a statement that transporting fresh flowers requires “sophisticated and fast transport solutions to ensure the roses look fresh and dewy on Valentine’s Day and for days afterwards”.
The flowers are said to be picked in the morning by rose producers in the Kenyan uplands and transported immediately afterwards to Nairobi. They continue the journey overnight to Frankfurt on board a Lufthansa Cargo freighter for a brief stopover. Within hours of touchdown, the roses are shipped out by road or flown on to other destinations across Europe.
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