Valentine's Day: How do Ecuadorian flowers travel to the world??

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In every season of Valentine's Day We are wondering, How do Ecuadorian flowers travel from Quito to the world?

Possibly, the roses, Ecuadorian gypso and alstroemeria among the most coveted in the world and eye, it's not just in Valentine's Day, that demand is high all year round.

For the quality, color and care in production, the ecuadorian flowers they have become a worldwide benchmark and their export continues to grow, reaching more and more distant markets from the middle of the world.

Post written by Nicolas Larenas, photos by Diogo da Conceição y NL

How do Ecuadorian flowers travel from Quito to the World??

the question is very interesting, also curious to meet and tell all of you. Thanks to the collaboration of Quiport we can have all the details of this process.

First, We must indicate that everything is born in the large and colorful flower farms that are located in Cayambe., Cargo, Latacunga and other areas of the Ecuadorian highlands with more than 79 registered farms.

from these places (that many are open to visit) and after a long and careful process, the journey of the different flowers that are produced according to the client begins, market or demand.

From the farms to the airport

First, on trucks specially suited for this job, where the objective is to maintain the cold chain that began in the flower cellars, they carry the flowers from the different farms with destination: the Quito airport.

Why the airport in Tababela takes this privilege? Its proximity to the areas of greatest production, your logistics center, palletizers and infrastructure of the international cargo terminal make it the natural center of departure near the 90% of total export cargo of the country.

Arrival at the airport

After the journey by land of a few hours, according to the distance from the starting point, the trucks arrive at the Mariscal Sucre Airport and line up at the different unloading ports.

Do you want to see even more details? Don't miss this new video:

In high season, as is Valentine's Day or Women's Day in Russia, and they go to the Quito Airport they will be able to see the parking lots of the cargo area hundreds of trucks full of flowers waiting their turn to dispatch the merchandise.

security filters

Just like you as passengers, all the load, including Ecuadorian flowers traveling for Valentine's, pass through security filters with X-rays, where each package is checked for items other than what is declared in the guide.

It is also checked that the weight and size of the flower delivery (and all kinds of cargo) coincide with what was previously declared by the exporter.

To pallets and containers

After the corresponding review by security of air operations, the boxes begin to be accommodated one by one on the pallets or containers.

In each case, will be accommodated according to the type of aircraft, weight and available space.

Cold room (yes it's cold)

The flower delivery process continues in the cold room, where the weight and shape adjustments of the “towers” ​​of boxes that are formed are completed, which also change according to the type of aircraft.

This room lowers its temperature to 2 degrees Celsius and the cargo is left ready to go to the platform, but until this happens, the temperature is maintained and ensured so that the cold chain is not broken, thus guaranteeing the freshness and quality of the flower.

Let's take into account that, flights are susceptible to delays, so the pallets will not go to the platform until the flight landing is confirmed.

Exit to platform

With flight confirmation, begins the process of transfer to the respective parking position of the plane that is in charge of taking the load.

They are strategically placed around the aircraft to ensure the process of movement is as short and easy as possible to reduce ground times for aircraft. planes.

Almost there, the flowers get on the plane

Once the arrived plane is unloaded of its cargo, begins the long process of uploading the new merchandise inside the aircraft.

A team of at least six people supervise this process with operators above the plane and others below., making sure everything goes smoothly within strict security protocols.

in a time of 30 a 50 minutes, according to the amount of the cargo and the plane, the loading process is complete and everything is ready for the flowers to travel as far as the Middle East, Asian and much more.

Ready to take off!

While the flowers and other types of cargo that it also exports rise Ecuador, the airline and its ground staff work against the clock to have the plane ready for takeoff in the shortest possible time.

During this period, it is also loaded with combustible to the aircraft according to its destination, weight and balance checked, track is analyzed, weather conditions and the flight plan is sent.

With the authorization of the control tower, Ecuadorian flowers are ready to take off to make millions of people around the world happy and fall in love during the most romantic day of the year.

If you want to know more details about the flower production process before arriving at the airport, We have this new video on the YouTube Channel:

Happy Valentine's Day!

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