Ash cloud hits Royal Mail target

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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The Royal Mail narrowly missed its target for delivering first class letters on time because of disruption to air services caused by the volcanic ash cloud, new figures showed.

The postal group said 92.6% of first class mail arrived on time in the quarter to June, just below its target of 93%, while most other targets, including those for second class and parcels, were met.

Preliminary figures for the summer showed the first class target was exceeded, said the company.

Mark Higson, Royal Mail's managing director, said: "We're very determined to keep improving our performance to ensure we consistently hit our targets and our people are very focused on delivering the best possible service at all times for all our customers."

[RelocatedRick]

Yeah right, last year it was entirely the fault of industrial action, now it's the ash cloud! Nothing to do with cut backs and closing mailcentres etc!

[stokes11eg]

Aye, and when they got rid of the mail trains a few years back in favour of mail planes, it was the fog that did it! When all else fails, they just blame the postie!

[oypostie]

Mark Higson, Royal Mail's managing director, said: "We're very determined to keep improving our performance to ensure we consistently hit our targets and our people are very focused on delivering the best possible service at all times for all our customers."

[axeman]

higson obviously being bullshit** by his managers the q of s is appaling even the lino's are saying it means nothing the only thing that maters is ..cuts , cuts and more cuts shame the media cirrcus isn't active at present

[RelocatedRick]

I'd love to know tha QoS figures for the WA/WN/CW postcode areas now Warrington is "live". They divert several vans a day to manchester & preston etc, and still fail almost every shift, every day. QoS for this "flagship" "world class" mailcentre must be appalling. Pigeons would do better.

[andy2007]

Aye, and when they got rid of the mail trains a few years back in favour of mail planes, it was the fog that did it! When all else fails, they just blame the postie!

There's still some RM trains running. There's nowhere near as many as there once was. But there's still regular services running.

[barbario]

When we become like TNT we will only deliver to people two or three times a week anyway,so whats the problem.

[BELIAL]

When we become like TNT we will only deliver to people two or three times a week anyway,so whats the problem.

Clotted cream;dead crickets, and "fresh" lugworm !!!

[oypostie]

Clotted cream;dead crickets, and "fresh" lugworm

Somebody needs to change their diet

[BELIAL]

Wind can be a problem ,but the only thing that sticks in the throat is corporate/management bullshit bonus speak I'm getting a bit worried that I can't tell who is management and who is union anymore. They all begin to sound the same, and they all tell me I must work more for less pay, you see my difficulty

[Lounge Lizard]

Aye, and when they got rid of the mail trains a few years back in favour of mail planes, it was the fog that did it! When all else fails, they just blame the postie!

There's still some RM trains running. There's nowhere near as many as there once was. But there's still regular services running.

Yes, but only London - Warrington - Glasgow and return

[andy2007]

Aye, and when they got rid of the mail trains a few years back in favour of mail planes, it was the fog that did it! When all else fails, they just blame the postie!

There's still some RM trains running. There's nowhere near as many as there once was. But there's still regular services running.

Yes, but only London - Warrington - Glasgow and return

I didn't realise that there were so few left. It's just that I'd seen them going past, and assumed that they were making a comeback.

[stokes11eg]

Aye, and when they got rid of the mail trains a few years back in favour of mail planes, it was the fog that did it! When all else fails, they just blame the postie!

There's still some RM trains running. There's nowhere near as many as there once was. But there's still regular services running.

Yes, but only London - Warrington - Glasgow and return

I didn't realise that there were so few left. It's just that I'd seen them going past, and assumed that they were making a comeback.

They did reintroduce some mail trains,and I believe they are still looking at bringing back some more.

[andy2007]

It'd make a lot of sense. Surely it'd be cheaper, and more efficient (because of the larger load capacity) to use Trains instead of Planes for inland routes.