Swissport expands flower logistics capacity ahead of Valentine’s Day peak demand

Swissport International has expanded its ‘Flower Corridor’ infrastructure to key European air cargo destinations. It allows for a fully temperature-controlled, end-to-end process for the transport of fresh flowers from Kenya to Europe, extending shelf life by up to a week.

This Valentine’s season, Swissport expects to handle more than 250 million flowers at its air cargo center in Nairobi, Kenya, one of the key origins for fresh flowers globally. The extra loads of flowers from Kenyan farms via Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta Airport (NBO) are transported to global destinations by 35 additional freighter flights, a surge of over 50% compared to average volumes due to Valentine’s D…