• The Philippine Postal Corporation resumed international mail services to 21 countries, partially lifting a suspension triggered by Middle East airspace closures
• Delivery for letters, parcels, and Express Mail Service are back
• Links to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Middle East markets have been restored
• Services were suspended March 3 due to airspace disruptions
• Gulf airspace closures disrupted key transit routes
• Suspension affected 35 countries across multiple regions
The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has resumed international mail, parcel and express mail services to 21 countries, partially lifting a suspension triggered by Middle East airspace closures that had severed direct postal links to 35 destinations across four continents since early March, the agency said in a social media post.
Services have been reinstated to destinations including:
• Austria
• Bangladesh
• Belgium
• Brazil
• Cyprus
• Denmark
• Egypt
• France
• Germany
• Great Britain
• Greece
• India
• Ireland
• Italy
• Nigeria
• Pakistan
• Saudi Arabia (Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh)
• South Africa
• Spain
• Switzerland
The restoration follows a March 3 directive in which PHLPost halted all outbound international mail to 35 countries spanning Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and South America.
The suspension was triggered by regional airspace closures in Gulf states, including the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, after military hostilities in the Middle East escalated and forced the shutdown of critical air transit corridors used by PHLPost and its airline and international postal partners.
The agency said the disruptions had directly impaired the movement of outbound mail from the Philippines, leaving the postal service with no reliable routing to keep shipments moving safely and on schedule.
“The Philippine Postal Corporation assures the public that it continues to prioritize the security of customers’ mail while implementing necessary measures to prevent significant service delays at this point in time,” PHLPost said.
The resumption of services indicates improving conditions in global air logistics corridors, although operations remain subject to ongoing developments affecting international transport routes.
