Arrival of first shipment of Egyptian peaches on Ostend-Bruges International Airport

On Thursday March 23rd, the company Tulpin Airmarketing has imported its first shipment of Egyptian peaches, produce of the new season, in Ostend. The peaches were transported by a freighter of Egypt Air and arrived in Ostend approximately 2 weeks earlier than last year.

The shipment consisted of 2 tons of Tropic Prince peaches which were forwarded by the company Pico based in Cairo. Pico Farms is an important supplier of strawberries and grapes. Since a few years, the company also focuses on the production of early species of peaches and nectarines.

According to Mr. Alain Tulpin of Tulpin Airmarketing, Egypt Air has announced that it will start up a new route using a Boeing 747 jumbojet freighter. During a first period, there will be 1 flight a week (Cairo - Ostend - New York). 

For the Belgian, Dutch and English importers of Egyptian agricultural produce, Ostend-Bruges International Airport remains the place to be thanks to the short handling procedure and short transit times. Ostend Airport is very flexible as far as handling of agricultural produce is concerned, contrary to larger airports where there are often considerable transit times.

28/03/2006