2 days Ago By Priya Kothari
TOI TimesPoints You must login to keep earning daily check-in points Lifetime 0 Expired 0 Redeemed 0 Total redeemable TimesPoints * TimesPoints expire in 1 year from the day of credit Visit TOI Daily & Earn Times Points Pune: Ongoing tensions and summer staff shortages are causing parcel delivery delays , with flight diversions and airport closures further disrupting courier services . Kondhwa resident Shubham Singh's urgent parcel to relatives in Uttar Pradesh was delayed because of ‘transport failures' as cited by the courier service. "I chose express delivery for important documents, but the parcel reached my relatives three days late," he said.
Hadapsar resident Anand Sankhle also experienced parcel delivery delays when sending medicines to his mother in Gurugram. "The parcel was supposed to reach her the next day, but it still hasn't. I hope the medicines don't get spoiled in the summer heat," he said.
Courier firms attributed the parcel delays to staff shortage during summer and flight diversions. Ganesh Sakare, manager at Speedo Couriers, said, "Surface deliveries are happening on time, but we're avoiding bookings to certain areas in north India owing to prevailing uncertainties. If something needs to be sent urgently, we inform customers that there may be some delays.
" Govind Odedra, manager at Shree Maruti Couriers in Aundh, said, "We are taking parcel bookings on time, and they are reaching Mumbai as scheduled. However, there are some delays in the connections from there as flights have been diverted. There seems to be a backlog.
Some parcels are arriving 1-2 days late." Customers are especially facing issues while sending perishable items. Neelam Khanna, a resident of Wanowrie, said the sweets she sent to her relatives in Rajasthan got spoiled because of delayed delivery.
"I kept checking the tracking ID to see where the parcel had reached. It was stuck in Mumbai for two days and then at the local hub. By the time it reached my sister, it started smelling," she said.
While most inbound deliveries were happening on time or with minimal delay, courier firms said it's the outbound parcels that were impacted. "We haven't received any notification from our headoffice saying that we shouldn't book couriers to the northern states yet. We are, however, assessing the situation.
Customers are also asking about road blockages and delivery timelines if sending parcels to places like Amritsar or Chandigarh," manager of Mahavir Couriers said. Pune: Ongoing tensions and summer staff shortages are causing parcel delivery delays, with flight diversions and airport closures further disrupting courier services. Kondhwa resident Shubham Singh's urgent parcel to relatives in Uttar Pradesh was delayed because of ‘transport failures' as cited by the courier service.
"I chose express delivery for important documents, but the parcel reached my relatives three days late," he said. Hadapsar resident Anand Sankhle also experienced parcel delivery delays when sending medicines to his mother in Gurugram. "The parcel was supposed to reach her the next day, but it still hasn't.
I hope the medicines don't get spoiled in the summer heat," he said. Courier firms attributed the parcel delays to staff shortage during summer and flight diversions. Ganesh Sakare, manager at Speedo Couriers, said, "Surface deliveries are happening on time, but we're avoiding bookings to certain areas in north India owing to prevailing uncertainties.
If something needs to be sent urgently, we inform customers that there may be some delays." Govind Odedra, manager at Shree Maruti Couriers in Aundh, said, "We are taking parcel bookings on time, and they are reaching Mumbai as scheduled. However, there are some delays in the connections from there as flights have been diverted.
There seems to be a backlog. Some parcels are arriving 1-2 days late." Customers are especially facing issues while sending perishable items.
Neelam Khanna, a resident of Wanowrie, said the sweets she sent to her relatives in Rajasthan got spoiled because of delayed delivery. "I kept checking the tracking ID to see where the parcel had reached. It was stuck in Mumbai for two days and then at the local hub.
By the time it reached my sister, it started smelling," she said. While most inbound deliveries were happening on time or with minimal delay, courier firms said it's the outbound parcels that were impacted. "We haven't received any notification from our headoffice saying that we shouldn't book couriers to the northern states yet.
We are, however, assessing the situation. Customers are also asking about road blockages and delivery timelines if sending parcels to places like Amritsar or Chandigarh," manager of Mahavir Couriers said. The Times of India News App for Latest City News Start Your Daily Mornings with Times of India Newspaper! Order Now All Comments ( ) + ^ Back to Top Continue without login Login from existing account Refrain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or inflammatory, and do not indulge in personal attacks, name calling or inciting hatred against any community.
Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by marking them offensive . Let's work together to keep the conversation civil. more from times of india Cities Why India is better prepared to fight off air raids than Pakistan Plotter of IC814 hijack, Pulwama, Pathankot killed in Bahawalpur? Pakistan stock markets gave 84% returns last year.
Now, it’s a crash after crash The ‘ramp-off’: Will Munir let India and Pakistan step back from the brink? COVID-19 Cases India Trending Topics More From TOI Weird Ice creams that left the internet furious Eat cheese, yogurt, or chocolate to keep heart healthy 5-Star Single Door Refrigerators Under Rs 20,000 9 Finest Air Purifiers For Your Home: Top Picks For 2021 Navbharat Times Featured Today In Travel Other Times Group news sites Living and entertainment top trends services Popular Categories hot on the web Trending topics Follow us on download toi app.
