Supermarkets begin food airlift as lorry drivers face Christmas Day in Kent
Supermarkets begin food airlift as lorry drivers spend Christmas Day in Kent Fresh produce is being flown in to supply the major supermarkets as it could take days to clear the backlog at Dover 25 December 2020 • 1:38pm Major supermarkets have started airlifting in fresh produce as thousands of lorry drivers prepare to spend Christmas in Kent. A chorus of beeping horns sounded at the Port of Dover on Christmas Eve as those at the front of the queue celebrated finally being able to leave - but many more are expected to be stuck there until at least Boxing Day. More than 700 hauliers have b...