Originally Posted by
asdf1234
It makes perfect sense to service London, especially overnight perishables, which can take longer to get into London from Heathrow than from an operational Manston. The London market is huge and stands heads and shoulders above any other UK metropolitan area. Landing-to-truck-leaving-the-airport times of less than 1 hour are attractive to the fresh food markets and restaurant trade.
I thought perishables were what Turkish generally shipped in on their dedicated cargo flights through STN.
Anyway you can't make a business case out of a few weekly fruit and veg flights, there needs to be much more to make a viable operation.