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The global economic slowdown has impacted the cargo revenue of the airline companies so much that even transporting 1,100 tonnes of red roses becomes press release-worthy information for them. Thus, on Wednesday, Lufthansa Cargo shared a press release bearing the upbeat headline “Thirty million roses on board” and a strapline that read: “Lufthansa Cargo freighter full of roses for Valentine’s day”.
First Published: Feb 10 2012 | 12:19 AM IST