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Southend airport losing Amazon flights

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Yumyum
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Southend airport losing Amazon flights

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Just read my local news that the carrier Esken will be terminating its flights of Amazon freight from mid September,, going to all go by road now.
As a postie in the mail centre I'm pretty sure that will mean later starts will come in now,,regardless of what will be negotiated nationally,,,we're all f#@ked
SpacePhoenix
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Re: Southend airport losing Amazon flights

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Yumyum wrote: ↑
01 Sep 2022, 12:51
Just read my local news that the carrier Esken will be terminating its flights of Amazon freight from mid September,, going to all go by road now.
As a postie in the mail centre I'm pretty sure that will mean later starts will come in now,,regardless of what will be negotiated nationally,,,we're all f#@ked
It either arrives at the MC in time to be processed or it fails
qwerty2
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Re: Southend airport losing Amazon flights

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Amazon can deliver their own shite
Kenfandango
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Re: Southend airport losing Amazon flights

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Amazon stuff going via RM is a 3-5 day estimate, rather than next day. TBH they've really cut the next day stuff down because if it's late you can get a refund
Nickvilla20
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Re: Southend airport losing Amazon flights

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Kenfandango wrote: ↑
01 Sep 2022, 19:19
Amazon stuff going via RM is a 3-5 day estimate, rather than next day. TBH they've really cut the next day stuff down because if it's late you can get a refund
I’ve noticed that to with prime. Last few deliveries we ordered took over two days. I think this free next day delivery is dying off.
Clappedoutpostie
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Re: Southend airport losing Amazon flights

Post by Clappedoutpostie »

Amazons delivery time is all worked out on which is the nearest warehouse to u that has that item. They are now also offering a next day before 1pm service.
A2B
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Re: Southend airport losing Amazon flights

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Yumyum wrote: ↑
01 Sep 2022, 12:51
Just read my local news that the carrier Esken will be terminating its flights of Amazon freight from mid September,, going to all go by road now.
As a postie in the mail centre I'm pretty sure that will mean later starts will come in now,,regardless of what will be negotiated nationally,,,we're all f#@ked
I doubt we would see very much of that work in a RM MC anyway.

It was basically a shuttle service between their major European hubs
SpacePhoenix
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Re: Southend airport losing Amazon flights

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Kenfandango wrote: ↑
01 Sep 2022, 19:19
Amazon stuff going via RM is a 3-5 day estimate, rather than next day. TBH they've really cut the next day stuff down because if it's late you can get a refund
Over the last few weeks we've often been getting a shitload of Amazon Tracked 24 through each night
Nickvilla20
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Re: Southend airport losing Amazon flights

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SpacePhoenix wrote: ↑
01 Sep 2022, 20:49
Kenfandango wrote: ↑
01 Sep 2022, 19:19
Amazon stuff going via RM is a 3-5 day estimate, rather than next day. TBH they've really cut the next day stuff down because if it's late you can get a refund
Over the last few weeks we've often been getting a shitload of Amazon Tracked 24 through each night
I’ve noticed a lot of Amazon parcels on my delivery recently to. Amazon are also running their stuff up on converted old
Passenger trains to.