LAX gets $1.1M refrigerator for flowers
The Associated Press
April 2, 2009
LOS ANGELES— There's a really cool reception
for flower arrivals at Los Angeles International Airport.
Mercury Air Cargo has built a $1.1 million, 12,700-square-foot
cold storage unit at the airport to handle flower shipments
directly from South America rather than arriving in Miami first
for shipment by truck to Southern California.
Tulips, carnations, astromelias and roses have
been arriving at LAX since March. Mercury spokesman David Herbst
says six Boeing 767s full of flowers have arrived at Los Angeles
International Airport.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was on hand for a Thursday
celebration announcing the giant refrigerator.
