Is mail slower on Easter weekend?

Will i get my mail during weekend?..it was posted to dublin on thursday using royal mail airsure?

• an item was posted to me on thursday using royal mail airsure from uk to dublin.since it says it will take 2-3 days,is it possible to receive it during weekend.do royal mail operate during weekend?.

• Answer:

  In answer to the first part, Royal Mail do operate during the weekend, However, there are no front line (delivery or collection) duties on a sunday, just some sorting and driving, and a Saturday is an early finish for deliveries and collections. However, when you post international mail, Royal Mail handles it for the least. They just ship it to the airport in the UK, where it is flown to the relevant country in a British Airways jet's baggage hold. When it lands, its dealt with by the arriving country's postal service. They handle the Customs clearance, sorting and final delivery. Officially, you should allow Friday, Saturday and Monday. However, that is assuming that the Irish postal service (who take it once it reaches the border / airport / seaport) operate a full Saturday Service as Royal Mail does. Don't include the Thursday, as the cut-off for International Mail is earlier in the day than most domestic mail (Mail posted as late as 7.30pm may make next day delivery within the UK, but its unlikely that international mail will, as you have to factor in customs, security, airlines and ferries etc). Also, you can probably safely say that it will be out of the UK by Friday evening, so then it depends on the efficiency of the Irish postal service, who are outside Royal Mail's control. It is possible that it may make Saturday (or even Friday if posted early), but don't be surprised if its Monday, or even Tuesday (some foreign postal services don't count Saturday).