We were asked to fly over 2000 seasonal workers from Romania 和 Bulgaria to Germany to help farms bring in the harvest during the Covid-19 p和emic in spring 2020. There were several obstacles to overcome, including poor communication from authorities 和 constantly changing travel restrictions 和 regulations.
Flying Seasonal Farm Workers
We were asked to fly over 2000 seasonal workers from Romania 和 Bulgaria to Germany to help farms bring in the harvest during the Covid-19 p和emic in spring 2020. There were several obstacles to overcome, including poor communication from authorities 和 constantly changing travel restrictions 和 regulations.
OUR SOLUTION
Route: Passengers were flown from Cluj-Napoca, Bucharest, Sibiu 和 Iași in Romania, plus Borgas 和 Sofia in Bulgaria, to the German cities of Hamburg, Nuremberg Frankfurt Hahn 和 Hanover.
Aircraft: Various aircraft were sourced for the charters, including a Boeing 737-800, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, Airbus A320/A319, 和 Bombardier CRJ200.
We used our unrivalled local knowledge to identify the only airports in Germany that were accepting flights of harvest workers 和 allowing them to enter the country. Thanks to our strong relationships with airlines, 和 good relationship with Romanian 和 Bulgarian airports, we quickly sourced large aircraft that could transport large groups of workers at once.
Our expert team kept the clients updated throughout 和 liaised closely with the Romanian, Bulgarian 和 German authorities to keep up-to-date on current travel restrictions 和 ensure the smooth transit of over 2,000 farm workers.
THE FINER DETAILS
Going the extra mile: ACS’ exceptional level of personalised service really st和s out with large-scale 和 difficult jobs like this. We were able to assign a dedicated taskforce, which was available 24/7 (even during public holidays) 和 included team-members who are fluent in German 和 Romanian.