Poste Italiane has confirmed that a 24-hour strike has been called involving personnel working in the airports of Milano Malpensa and Milano Linate (MXP and LIN). The strike started at midnight and will end at 23h59. 

Delays may be expected in both the handling of inbound and outbound mail.

Poste Italiane has confirmed that heavy rain in the western part of Sicily has led to heavy rain, widespread floods, landslides and road closures. This is all having a knock-on effect on the processing of inbound and outbound mail. Please bear with us during this time.

Poste Italiane has confirmed that the situation has returned back to normal following the heavy rain fall in Sicily in October. 

Poste Italiane has advised that services have mostly returned to normal following the flooding in Sicily. They are working through the backlog as quickly as possible.

Poste Italiane has confirmed that the eastern part of Sicily is still affected by the heavy rainfall which caused flooding and road closures earlier this month. Delays with processing mail items is expected for a little while longer and appreciate your understanding during this time. 

Poste Italiane wishes to inform that the IT systems of its airmail unit service provider bcube were the subject of a hacking attack by unknown third parties. 

Following a gradual slowdown over recent days, the IT systems have been completely down since 2.30 local time on 4 December 2024. 

All bcube branches, based at Milan Malpensa and Linate and Rome Fiumicino Airports, are affected.

The Italian authorities have been notified and are investigating; bcube’s IT department is working to limit the effects of the attack on its systems as far as possible, but currently, the systems are down and it is not known how long it will take to restore normal functionality.