Hongkong Post’s airmail services to 24 countries affected by strikes in Middle East
Public postal service suspends airmail to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, affecting ‘services transiting through these locations’
Hong Kong’s public airmail services to 24 countries across the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia have been affected after a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran forced flight cancellations to two Gulf states and disrupted transit journeys.
A Hongkong Post spokesman said on Sunday evening that the department’s airmail services to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were suspended with immediate effect until further notice.
“Airmail services transiting through these locations will also be suspended,” he said.
The other affected countries include 11 in Africa: Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Angola, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan comprised the countries affected in Eurasia and Central Asia. Speedpost services in Russia were also impacted.
The remainder consists of Iran, Cuba, Ecuador and Uruguay.