Deutsche Post Ends Domestic Letter Flights After 63 Years

The move aims to reduce carbon emissions and reflects the declining significance of letter mail.

Deutsche Post, Germany's national postal carrier, has ceased using domestic flights for transporting letters, a practice that lasted nearly 63 years.
The decision is part of efforts to reduce carbon emissions, with road transportation expected to lower CO2 emissions by over 80% for the affected routes.
The change reflects the declining urgency and volume of letter mail, as well as a shift towards more environmentally sustainable practices.
New draft legislation aims to ease delivery time pressures on Deutsche Post, proposing that 95% of letters be delivered by the third working day instead of the current next-day delivery requirement.
Domestic mail flights began in September 1961 but have seen a significant decline in volume and destinations since the mid-1990s.