Runway time change could delay air mail deliveries, post office says

In future, five new recently recruited air traffic controllers should bolster the rota, which was currently “quite fragile”, Mr Cobb said.

But that would take up to three years for each recruit to become fully skilled, he added.

The airport terminal itself is set to continue to open as usual at 05:30 with passenger flights scheduled to take off from 07:00.

A spokeswoman for the post office said special delivery items would be prioritised for same-day delivery in future, and local and sea mail would not be affected.

Earlier this month Royal Mail confirmed it is consulting on the future of mail deliveries to the Crown Dependencies, which could see the next day delivery of items could be affected by any changes in future.