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UK’s first drone mail service begins in Orkney

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he UK’s first drone delivery service has been launched in Orkney to provide residents with their mail.

Royal Mail and Skyports Drone Services have launched Orkney I-Port to distribute letters and parcels between the islands.

Mail will be transported from Royal Mail’s Kirkwall delivery office to Stromness. The drones will then transport items to staff on Graemsay and Hoy where postal workers will carry out their usual island delivery routes.

While the service will initially operate for three months, it could be continued on a permanent basis.

The drones are expected to significantly improve delivery times to Graemsay and Hoy, as weather and geography can cause disruption to deliveries.

The use of electric drones for inter-island delivery will also bring significant safety improvements by ensuring workers can deliver between ports without risk.


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