Lufthansa DLAKY Tesco TSCDY Sainsbury's JSAIY spokesperson told CNN Business that the Boeing 777 freighter was carrying 80 tons of perishable goods from Frankfurt to Doncaster-Sheffield airport in northern England. The airline said it was working with a freight forwarder to supply food from Egypt and elsewhere to supermarkets such asand Aldi. Just two trucks had arrived in Calais from the English port of Dover, a spokesperson for the Calais Port told CNN. Leading UK supermarkets Tesco and Sainsbury's warned earlier this week that they would begin to run out of some fresh items such as lettuce, salad leaves, broccoli, cauliflower and citrus fruits within days if the port chaos wasn't resolved soon. The industry association responsible for cold distribution also warned that an extended blockade would cause "significant problems" for supply chains in January.

Source: CNN December 23, 2020 11:09 UTC