Fresh fruit and flowers are likely to be worst hit by the disruption to air cargo operations across Europe caused to the cloud of volcanic ash closing airports, according to a leading supply chain consultant.
Alan Braithwaite, chairman of LCP Consulting, said: “The disruption to UK and EU aviation from the Icelandic dust cloud will lead to shortages of product quite quickly for categories like fresh fruit and flowers and then into the pharmaceuticals and high tech areas based on limited stock in the chain. If this disruption lasts for another four or five days then there will be selective shortages.
“The air freight sector, which is just starting to bounce back from a crippling recession, will undoubtedly experience more losses. There have been recent bankruptcies so if this disruption lasts it will be seriously detrimental to the air freight sector.”
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