Incident bulletins are sent weekly with information about situations that affect postal distribution.
This week’s bulletin contains updates about: Germany, Israel, India, Mexico, Jamaica, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Philippines.
Italy
Start date: 19th May
End date: 25th May
Cagliari Airport will be closed from 9:50 pm to 06:00 am, starting next Sunday May 19th, up to Saturday May 25th, for urgent works. Poste Italiane has tried to find an alternative solution with airport authorities but request was not accepted.
Priority items addressed to the whole Sardinia Region (zip code from 07010 to 09199) are usually daily transported by air at night. During the above-mentioned period the night flight will arrive in the Island after 06:00 am and this implies a delay of 24 hrs in collection and delivery in the whole Sardinia Region from Monday to Friday next week.
Poste Italiane will do its utmost to minimize the impact but delays
are to be expected.
Belgium
Start date: 16th May
End date: 17th May
The Skeyes air traffic controllers were holding a strike on the 16th May from 9:30 am – 1:00 pm local time across Belgium. Several flights have been cancelled at major Belgium airports, with most cancellations being reported at Charleroi, Zaventem, and Brussels. Further disruptions and delays are likely throughout the day.
Germany
Start date: 16th May
End date: 17th May
IT maintenance will disrupt airmail services: Deutsche Post reported that the Airmail Center Frankfurt will not operate on May 16 between 12 and 4 pm local time due to IT maintenance and migration. All outbound, inbound and transit airmail dispatches at Frankfurt Airport will be affected during these four hours.
Israel
Start date: 4th May
End date: 13th May
Postal operations resume: The Israel Postal Company indicates on May 13 that all postal operations have resumed following disruptions due to the security situation in southern Israel.
India
Start date: 14th May
End date: Ongoing
Landslides block national highway: ground transportation on the Jammu-Srinagar Highway in North India has been disrupted due to several landslides. Significant delays should be expected in the area throughout the following days.
Mexico
Start date: 15th May
End date: Ongoing
Adverse weather causes disruptions: heavy rains are causing disruption to road and air traffic across Mexico City since the evening of May 15. Flight operations at the Mexico City International Airport have been affected and flooding has resulted in moderate road delays.
Jamaica
Start date: 14th May
End date: Ongoing
The designated operator of Jamaica, Jamaica Post informs that the
International Mail Processing Centre in Kingston, Jamaica, had to
initiate an emergency shutdown of operations as of 9.52 local time
on Tuesday, 14 May 2019, owing to noxious fumes circulating outside
and within the Processing Centre. Consequently, all outbound and
inbound mail operations have been impacted. Certain administrative
functions, such as the processing of verification notes and customer
queries by the Customer Service Unit, have also been affected. The
local health and emergency authorities are actively investigating
the situation.
Afghanistan
Start date: 13th May
End date: Ongoing
The designated operator of Afghanistan, Afghan Post informs that a terrorist attack hit Afghan Post headquarters on Saturday, 13
April 2019. As a result of that attack, parcel post, customs and
international outbound mail offices were burned down and a number of
experienced postal officials were killed. The IPS. Post system for
postal parcels, small packets, registered letter mail and customer
service is down. EDI messages with partners cannot be transmitted,
and there is no access to the international outgoing mail system or
to the Internet. Afghan Post is working to restart its operational
systems as quickly as possible.
Zimbabwe – back to normal
Start date: 15th March
End date: 17th May
The designated operator of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Posts informs other Union member countries that all of its postal operations in the areas of Manicaland that
were affected by Cyclone Idai are now back to normal.
Zimbabwe Posts thanks Union member countries and their designated
operators for their understanding and support during this natural
disaster.
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Technical problems
Italy
Start date: 30th April
End date: 17th May
Poste Italiane would like to inform their partners that the IT
issue has been resolved.
Philippines
Start date: 16th May
End date: Ongoing
The designated operator of the Philippines, Philippine Postal Corporation informs that it is facing major IT issues as of 16 May 2019.
As a result, processing of outgoing and incoming international mail dispatches will be delayed. The situation is being actively addressed.
Further updates will follow once the situation has returned to normal.
