LONDON -- Two Boeing 777 aircrafts full of biscuits arrived at Doncaster's Robin Hood Airport in South Yorkshire in an effort to bolster the national shortage of biscuits.
The Biscuit Works factory in Carlisle -- which manufactures a number of nationally treasured biscuits, including McVitie's, Jacob's, Carr's and Crawford's products -- was hit hard after Storms Eva and Desmond caused widespread flooding and damage in northern England over the Christmas period, halting production of some of Britain's best-loved biscuits.
“There has been a lot of press coverage about Britain’s biscuit shortage following the floods in December and we are pleased to hear that the factories hope to be up and running again this month," Dayle Hauxwell, cargo manager for Doncaster Sheffield Airport told the Doncaster Free Press.
"In the mean time we’ve been delighted to welcome two flights from Emirates full of the nation’s favourite biscuits," Hauxwell continued.
“We’ve welcomed all sorts of different cargo over the years... this time we’ve quite literally ‘taken the biscuit!'"
Earlier this year United Biscuits, which operates the Biscuit Works factory, warned of a shortage of several products and even took out adverts in newspapers to apologise for the shortage of Carr's water biscuits.
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United Biscuits resumed biscuit production on March 5 following a hiatus since December.
Biscuit, anyone?