Air mail post - volcanic ash

Kotek Besar

It just occurred to me. I sent a couple of letters to Britain last week. Will they be delayed (can't fly), on account of the volcanic ash, or will An Post send them by sea? Or what's the story, anyone know?

OutlawPete

I'm waiting on a book from Amazon.co.uk, bet it's delayed :mad:

Kotek Besar

OutlawPete wrote: »

I'm waiting on a book from Amazon.co.uk, bet it's delayed :mad:

I thought they shipped from their Irish warehouse now? Or perhaps that's only certain products.

OutlawPete

Kotek Besar wrote: »

I thought they shipped from their Irish warehouse now? Or perhaps that's only certain products.

Think that's just books and I lied in my OP as I really ordered a sex toy

Kotek Besar

• Royal Mail air mail deliveries to the US are being taken over land to be flown from a Spanish airport

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8627545.stm

So the Royal Mail seem to have a plan for their outbound air mail. Wonder what An Post's plan is?

Minstrel27

Kotek Besar wrote: »

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8627545.stm

So the Royal Mail seem to have a plan for their outbound air mail. Wonder what An Post's plan is?

Scratching their heads probably.

punkindrublic

Minstrel27 wrote: »

Scratching their heads probably.

Lol this

I would allow an extra couple of days for letters/packages especially if they are going out of Ireland

Ciaran500

http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/jump1?catId=400144&mediaId=112300784

Still running things where they can, just ordered stuff from the US and paid for express shipping, forgot about the disruption.

Irish Halo

Minstrel27 wrote: »

Scratching their arses probably.

FYP

beanyb

I ordered something from Asos and got an email saying it would be delayed because of the ash. The thought hadnt even occurred to me that it would be. So there is definitely some delays anyway.

Minstrel27

Irish Halo wrote: »

FYP

Heads is probably more accurate.

Nevyn

It will be intresting to see what will happen when the lack fresh fruit and veg which is flow in starts impacting shops.

OutlawPete

Thaedydal wrote: »

It will be intresting to see what will happen when the lack fresh fruit and veg which is flow in starts impacting shops.

We'll just have to eat the stuff marked for export.

Was watching Ear To The Ground a few weeks back (couldn't find the remote control ) and it was saying that we export something like 70% of fresh homegrown produce and import 90% of the fresh produce we consume.

That's seriously fcuked up.

Grapes and the like are understandable but we actually import products that we also export, crazy.

RolandIRL

OP, i think any mail to and from britain is being pushed onto ferries for delivery. think i read that in the independent yesterday.
marks and spencers had something about how their food deliveries may be disrupted due to the ash. can't remember exact details.

DarrenMSP

12.37 - An Post say things are holding up very well at the moment. The company is using ferries to transport mail to the UK and says anything posted up until Friday is on its way to its destination.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0418/travelupdates.html

Kotek Besar

Mr.S wrote: »

i thought all that stuff came by boat anyway?

I think perishable goods from the Americas come by air.

Which makes me think, surely they can fly to Cork/Shannon? I don't think those airports are affected, are they?

In which case, it might be very good for Ireland - becoming a "hub", as it were. All perishable goods from the Americas comes in to Ireland by air, then by road/ferry to the UK and Northern Europe.

Could be good for the Irish transport industry, not the mention potential tax revenue for these non-EU imports.

Kotek Besar

Mr.S wrote: »

Or they could fly via southern Europe / northern Africa and then drive up.

Very true.

Mr.S wrote: »

Certainly not going to see empty supermarkets anyway!

Perhaps not, but possibly price increases.

RolandIRL

I think perishable goods from the Americas come by air.

Which makes me think, surely they can fly to Cork/Shannon? I don't think those airports are affected, are they?

In which case, it might be very good for Ireland - becoming a "hub", as it were. All perishable goods from the Americas comes in to Ireland by air, then by road/ferry to the UK and Northern Europe.

Could be good for the Irish transport industry, not the mention potential tax revenue for these non-EU imports.

Not going to happen, i think the ash cloud is surrounding ireland, and most (if not all) transatlantic flights are canceled. irish airspace is closed until 1pm monday

lucernarian

Off topic, but it shows how An Post can **** up at the best of times.

Bought something off ebay UK at the end of February. It still hasn't arrived... Never had a package go missing like that before. Royal Mail haven't contacted the seller and my experience of an post along with reports of UK post disruptions in my area after Christmas makes me point the finger at those gob****es on Nangor Road in Clondalkin.

Biggins

Waiting on three items myself.
Stuff long, long over due.
Bummer.

Kotek Besar

I must say I've always been very impressed with An Post. Our postman is great, deliveries are regular and he's always very helpful.

I tell you one thing I've never understood with An Post though - An Post charge €5.25 to send a registered letter to anywhere in Ireland, but charge €5.17 to send a registered letter to Britain. Madness.

m@cc@

OutlawPete wrote: »

Was watching Ear To The Ground a few weeks back (couldn't find the remote control ) and it was saying that we export something like 70% of fresh homegrown produce and import 90% of the fresh produce we consume.

That's seriously fcuked up.

Grapes and the like are understandable but we actually import products that we also export, crazy.

As long as we're charging more, does it really matter?

tricky D

Minstrel27 wrote: »

Heads is probably more accurate.

Both with only one hand would be most accurate.

TanG411

I won a bid on eBay for the first time ever the night before the volcano erupted.

The seller is from Wales :mad:

I paid the seller and now I anxiously wait for my game to arrive.

TanG411

Oh! And I ordered a shirt from America, so I hope that comes over as well.

HyperSkypeWiper

I've only just gone and bought something I need on ebay.....knew I was forgeting something

donkey balls

air mail from the US goes on commercial aircraft into Ireland, mail/parcels from the UK would normally go by boat.Parcel force is the packages arm of the royal mail a company that i order stuff off in the UK use them it normally takes about 2 days for it to be delivered.

as for fruit& foodstuffs the majority of it goes by road to and from Ireland f**K all comes in through the airports.

sdanseo

OutlawPete wrote: »

We'll just have to eat the stuff marked for export.

Was watching Ear To The Ground a few weeks back (couldn't find the remote control ) and it was saying that we export something like 70% of fresh homegrown produce and import 90% of the fresh produce we consume.

That's seriously fcuked up.

Grapes and the like are understandable but we actually import products that we also export, crazy.

That's because we produce millions of tonnes of spuds and cabbage, but prefer eating oranges and bananas that we can't grow.

rednik

I am waiting on the following.

Ashes to Ashes series 1
Heat
Deep Purple : Burn