Jeez, we are all so glad that the airline industry was deregulated, right? right? right?
Postal Service Links Delivery Delays to Airlines:
The Postal Service says that a shortage of baggage handlers, computer problems and snowstorms delayed the delivery of thousands of letters and packages.
For thousands of airline passengers, it took days for their bags to be delivered after a shortage of baggage handlers at US Airways, a computer problem at Comair and snowstorms disrupted holiday travel. Now, the Postal Service says the same problems delayed the delivery of thousands of letters and packages.More than 100,000 pounds of mail, enough to fill at least 22 of its delivery vans, was delayed over the weekend, the post office said yesterday, and it pointed to the airlines as a reason for the holdup. Much of the mail involved, the post office said, was part of its priority service, in which customers pay an additional fee for delivery in two to three days; the delivery, however, is not guaranteed.
