Turkish florists resort to cargo planes instead of Trucks rush to send as many flowers as possible to the UK to face a deluge of commands after death of Queen Elizabeth.
Request #%s for Selcuk Celebi, a member, said cut flowers have gone up 90% since the queen’s death of Commodity Exchange in Antalya, adding that Turkish florists were only able to meet about 40% of The demand.
“it’s the end of the classroom in (Mediterranean Region of) Antalya. we in It is the period in which production was in heights in (Southern Province of) spartans in decline Chalabi told Reuters on Thursday.
The rise in demand That means florists have had to charter planes to deliver flowers to Britain, which takes a day compared to a week of trucking, Chalabi said.
The longest reign in Britain and a prominent presence on The world The theater for 70 years old, Elizabeth passed away peacefully last A week later, her health deteriorated. She will take her funeral place on Monday.
Turkish Cargo, a subsidiary of Turkish National Airlines (THY), said it has started shipping more More than 500,000 flowers, weighing about 13 tons, have been brought to England for The funeral is from Antalya and Isparta.
The Turkish shipping company delivered nearly 4 tons of Flowers to London from the start of the week “.
between 5 and 12 September, official The data showed an increase in flower exports from Turkey to England by 40%, compared to last year.
Ismail Yilmaz, head of the Central Anatolian Ornamental and Ornamental Exporters Association, said that farmers were usually shipping between 600,000 and 700,000 flowers to Britain per week during this period. over weekend.
“with the death of Queen Elizabeth, we estimate that this number will reach at least 1.5 million during the funeral,” he told the Demiroren News Agency (DHA).
