By Gracia Chiang

The airport shutdowns in Bangkok have hit close to home for one man in Defu Lane.

Flower importer Luo Sow Chien has seen his business dip by more than 50 per cent since outgoing flights from Bangkok halted last Tuesday.

The director of Centas Trading flies in at least 500kg of lotuses, jasmines and roses a day, six times a week, from the Thai capital.

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