Christmas post flood: ampass fights against delivery chaos!

Christmas post flood: ampass fights against delivery chaos!

In the municipality of Ampass, resentment is bubbling: Mayor Markus Peer describes the intolerable delivery problems that the citizens plague before Christmas. "It cannot be that you have to wait for up to two weeks for mail while invoices often end up in the mailbox before the reminders," criticizes Peer. The Tyrol Chamber of Labor also has a massive criticism of the Austrian Post, since it does not comply with its legal obligation to deliver daily. AK lawyer Domenico believes that personal bottlenecks are created by an exaggerated focus on the shareholder value: "Since privatization, the quality of the postal services has decreased, while the profits are continuously increasing," he says. Even if Post AG explains that delivery in the Innsbruck area is almost completely fixed, the confusion remains great as to whether letters are sent every day.

preparations for the package flood

parallel to the problems in ampass, the postal Christmas season heralded, for which the Austrian Post has prepared intensively. According to Markus Leitgeb from Post AG, around 300,000 packages are expected on average December days, and even with up to 400,000 packages on peak days. In total, almost 6 million packages are to be processed in the logistics Center Allhaming in December. In order to master the challenges, over 80 additional employees were hired who support the enormous quantities. An important note for customers is not to give up their gifts and letters until shortly before Christmas. The last day for the task of packages is December 20 to ensure that it is under the Christmas tree in good time.

Although the challenges in delivery lead to displeasure, the postal managers still expect an increase in letter disposal during the Advent season. Around 54 million letters and cards are expected during this time. According to the Leitgeb, the classic letter remains for a few years, despite the decline in the letter disposal. "A handwritten letter can still put a smile on the face of a recipient," he emphasizes optimistically. So while the Austrians send gifts, the post is faced with a double challenge: coping with the package flood and maintaining the delivery quality, which is more in demand in view of the frustration in ampass and elsewhere.

For more information on the problems of delivery in ampass, as tirol.orf.at reported, and the upcoming package flood has also meinzirk.at relevant details provided.