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German mail service stops using domestic flights to transport letters after nearly 63 years

  • A German company ceased domestic airmail service, opting to transport letters by land instead to reduce CO2 emissions.
  • The volume of letters transported by air has drastically declined due to online communication services; new legislation may allow Deutsche Post to cut costs.
  • Airmail for domestic letters within Germany is no longer seen as urgent in light of climate change, according to Marc Hitschfeld of DHL Group.
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German mail service stops using domestic flights to transport letters after nearly 63 years

Germany’s main national postal carrier has stopped using domestic flights to transport letters after nearly 63 years.

1 month ago·United States
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German mail service stops using domestic flights to transport letters after nearly 63 years

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s main national postal carrier has stopped using domestic flights to transport letters after nearly 63 years. The move reflects the declining significance of letter mail and allows it to improve its climate footprint. Deutsche Post said Thursday the last planes carrying letters between northern and southern Germany, operated by Lufthansa unit Eurowings and Tui Fly, flew overnight on the Stuttgart-Berlin, Hannover-Munich and…

1 month ago·Panama City, United States
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German mail service stops using domestic flights to transport letters after nearly 63 years

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s main national postal carrier on Thursday stopped using domestic flights to transport letters after nearly 63 years, a move that reflects the declining significance of letter […]

1 month ago·Winnipeg, Canada
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German mail service stops using domestic flights to transport letters after nearly 63 years

BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's main national postal carrier on Thursday stopped using domestic flights to transport letters after nearly 63 years, a move that reflects the declining significance of letter mail and allows it to improve its climate footprint.

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German mail service stops using domestic flights to transport letters after nearly 63 years

BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's main national postal carrier on Thursday stopped using domestic flights to transport letters after nearly 63 years, a move that reflects the declining significance of letter mail and allows it to improve its climate footprint.

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Sueddeutsche ZeitungSueddeutsche Zeitung

Letters by plane: Deutsche Post launches night air mail network

For decades, tons of letters were transported across the Republic by plane every night. That is now an end, and not just because of the climate.

1 month ago·Munich, Germany
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