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Its drug was controlled under license in the UK and could only enter the country after 00:01 on Monday 7th May, but to maximise sales, the product needed to be in the shops by Monday morning. The source point was in Iceland; the shipment size was considerable; the customs documentation was complex and it was a bank holiday weekend in the UK. Priority Freight took on the challenge.

First off, Priority Freight despatched an experienced member of staff to oversee the operation. A specially chartered Boeing 767 aircraft was readied at Keflavik Airport and the consignment of 150 pallets loaded. Precision planning ensured the aircraft touched down at 00:08 on Monday in the UK… perfect timing!

A job carried out for a major automotive OEM over the summer proves the point. A small but critical quantity of parts were required urgently from a supplier in Germany. There was a real danger of the production line in the UK being halted if delivery wasn’t affected by late morning.

With the goods not available until 07:30 an air solution was the only option. In order to avoid an expensive air charter Priority Freight arranged a personal courier to pick-up the shipment and accompany it on-board a scheduled flight from Dusseldorf to Birmingham. To minimise the chance of any delay a driver met the on-board courier on arrival at the airport and delivery to the plant was successfully made at 11:30. No production down time was necessary.

A large automotive client called us on a Friday. They had a potential production line stoppage, unless additional supplies of a part from Germany were not delivered by the following Monday.

At first glance this appeared to be a simple task until the full ‘road trip’ scenario was revealed……the required parts had not been manufactured yet, they were still in their raw state, sheets of aluminium. And there was another twist in the plot….the metal sheets needed to be treated before they could be turned into car parts….. the treatment plant was in Portugal!