More than 210 LATAM Cargo Boeing 767 - 300 bottom accept off from Colombia and Ecuador , carrying 12,600 tons of flowers for the 2020 Valentine ’s Day time of year . Together with Mother ’s Day , this represents the visor of the fresh peak export activity . This year ’s chassis represents a growth of 45 % compared to last year .
The increase is the issue of the caller ’s strategy carry out in 2019 , which produce a permanent and stable growth of operations in Colombia and Ecuador . This year , rose wine , sundry bouquets and Dianthus caryophyllus were the stars of the blossom season which started the hebdomad of January 14 and ended on February 10 . Colombia and Ecuador were the main producer , and their flowers were shipped to the United States , the Netherlands and China , among other address .
“ In 2019 we decided to blow up our cargo operations in Colombia and Ecuador to offer our customers heighten relative frequency and capacity options , ” said Felipe Caballero , LATAM Cargo Senior Revenue Manager for South America . “ For the fellowship , these Valentine ’s Day trope are substantiation that our customer understand and appreciate our commitment and effort to provide permanent and stable solutions for their shipments . "
Chrysanthemums , iris , gypsophila and greenery were also big hits this season , mostly do from Bogota and Medellin in Colombia and from Quito in Ecuador , and heading to markets in North America , Europe , Oceania , South America and Asia . This connectivity was made possible thanks to the more than 145 destinations that make up LATAM Cargo ’s internet , linking Latin America to the relaxation of the world .
More frequency and destinationsIn Colombia , the fellowship manoeuvre 110 flights after add 38 newfangled frequencies to its normal performance during this time period , and in Ecuador it operated 100 flights , with 58 frequencies more than the regular operation during these four calendar week .
In all , the operation was 2.2 times larger than an ordinary workweek in Colombia and 3.5 times gravid in Ecuador , totaling 6,600 tons of flower transported from Colombia and 6,000 tons from Ecuador .
The main consumer of fresh flowers was the United States , with 90 % of all flower transmit by the company ( 11,300 tons ) . need went up 65 % equate to a regular period and 45 % compared to Valentine ’s sidereal day 2019 .
Miami flirt a major role as one of the world ’s largest statistical distribution hub and home to LATAM Airlines Group shipment operations base .
Other importing markets let in the Netherlands with 850 tons ( 7 % ) , and to a less extent , Hong Kong , Shanghai , Beijing ( China ) , Madrid ( Spain ) and Sydney ( Australia ) . Flowers were also flown into New York ( USA ) , Santiago ( Chile ) , and New Zealand , among other destination .
“ LATAM Cargo successfully complete a highly complex surgical operation to maintain the freshness and shelflife of our customers ' flowers . This positive result comes at the same prison term as we introduce to the mart our new perishable concern , FRESH , which seeks to safeguard the freshness and shelflife of perishable products , ” said Cristina Oñate , VP of Marketing and Product Development for LATAM Cargo . “ FRESH is our unchanging and scalable approach to meeting this challenge , and offers a global monetary standard of cold chain management for perishables across our LATAM connection . "
LATAM Cargo in ColombiaAt the end of 2019 , LATAM Cargo launched an expansion plan in Colombia that escort a gradual increase in frequencies to tone up its front in that market , and raise the country ’s export and import role .
Currently LATAM Cargo has nearly tripled its exportation offering between Bogota and Miami , proceed from 6 to 15 hebdomadary flights . In Medellin , the company maintains its presence with six - per - calendar week frequency to Miami .
On the import side , LATAM Cargo launch the Miami – Cali route with two weekly frequencies , which will allow a greater flow rate of payload from North America and declare oneself a newfangled gateway to Colombia . The caller will also before long announce the start of mathematical operation of a new road from USA to Colombia , in addition to Bogotá and Cali , to continue exploring unexampled destinations in the Latin American nation .
American Airlines Cargo delivers over a million pound of loveFrom Jan. 29 through Feb. 13 , demand for Valentine ’s Day prime marks one of the busiest season for American Airlines Cargo , and squad members around the earth come up to the occasion this year .
On average , the airline ships more than 1 million lbs . of flowers during this time each year . And the floral honey continue on growing , especially in Amsterdam . This year American moved 417 tons of cut flowers from the Dutch capital , or 920,000 lbs . – a 15 % growth over the 358 heaps ( 790,000 lbs . ) of flowers moved in 2019 .
From the farm to the famous Aalsmeer flower auction , exporters buy the bloom to send off around the world . From there , American either fly them directly to Philadelphia International Airport ( PHL ) or trucks them to London Heathrow Airport ( LHR ) to be aviate to destination such as New York , Chicago , Philadelphia , Dallas / Fort Worth , New York , Los Angeles , and Miami .
While Amsterdam and London are both top exporter for the Valentine ’s Benjamin Rush , Miami also plays a large role in efflorescence traffic during this time of yr .
In 2019 , American send 235,000 lbs . pound sterling of blossom – notably rosebush and gypsophilia ( sister ’s breath ) from its Miami hub during the two weeks leave up to Valentine ’s Day . Many of these shipments originate in South America – primarily Quito , Ecuador , and Bogota , Colombia – destine for the U.S. and other international locations .
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