Key points • Royal Mail has scaled back its use of domestic air in a move that will save c.30,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year and help meet increasing customer demand for next day deliveries • A total of 18 domestic flights that Royal Mail operates have been discontinued in the biggest reduction yet of domestic airmail, leaving only those that are essential to deliver the next day service to every address in the UK • By moving away from air freight, Royal Mail will be greener and more efficient / This month Royal Mail completed the removal of 18 domestic flights as part of its effort to improve reliability and minimise carbon emissions. One of the last flights departed from East Midlands Airport on Saturday 5 April – the planes will be replaced by road vehicles which are both better for the environment and more reliable. (....)