In order to be able to deliver the maximum possible number of items, which have been received at the post offices, to customers before the holidays, the opening hours of a total of 62 post offices in Riga, Ādaži, Baldone, Carnikava, Cekule, Garkalne, Inčukalns, Katlakalns, Kauguri, Ķekava, Majori, Mālpils, Mārupe, Melluži, Murjāņi, Olaine, Piņķi, Ragana, Ropaži, Salaspils, Saulkrasti, Sigulda, Sloka, Titurga, Ulbroka and Vangaži have been extended by one hour on weekdays and by three hours on the upcoming Saturday from the 18^th of December 2020. 

 

The extended working hours are mainly intended to ensure the receipt of items, while also providing customers with other postal services if necessary. A detailed list of the post offices with the extended opening hours for the delivery of items is available here.

 

As of December 2020 a total of 81 busiest and most visited Latvijas Pasts post offices across the country will also be open on Saturdays, ensuring the provision of services in strict compliance with the security measures established in the country to contain the spread of COVID-19. The post offices open at weekends will provide services and sell only the goods related to the provision of postal services, as well as food, public transport tickets, press and personal protective equipment. A list of the post offices open on Saturdays and their opening hours is available here.

 

Latvijas Pasts urges customers to be understanding, because in order to contain the spread of COVID-19 throughout the country, there are restrictions on the number of people who can stay in the premises of service providers at a time. Therefore, the capabilities to provide services at post offices have decreased and situations may arise where customers have to wait to receive their services while standing outside the post office and keeping a distance from each other.

 

To avoid having to wait for the needed postal service, Latvijas Pasts encourages you to make use of the company’s mobile application, which allows you to apply for the service remotely and show up at the post office just in time for receiving your service. You can apply for services remotely in 86 largest and busiest post offices throughout Latvia; the list of these post offices is available here. 

 

Latvijas Pasts would like to remind you that both domestic and international postal items must be received by Latvijas Pasts until the 20^th of December 2020 in order for the company to be able to deliver them by Christmas. The last day for delivery of items before Christmas this year is the 23^rd of December and for delivery before the New Year holidays – the 30^th of December.

 

 

Latvijas Pasts ensures the widest availability of postal services throughout Latvia by maintaining more than 600 post offices. The primary function of the company is provision of the universal postal service; Latvijas Pasts also provides commercial transport, express mail, payment, press subscription, retail and philatelic services. Latvijas Pasts is a wholly State-owned company with around 3,200 employees. The quality measurements of Latvijas Pasts domestic mail deliveries are regularly conducted by Kantar TNS, one of the leading market, social and media research agencies in Latvia. In turn, the quality measurements of the cross-border deliveries are provided within the framework of the International Post Corporation through the intermediary of the research companies Kantar TNS, Ipsos and Quotas.

 

 

Additional information:

Vineta Danielsone | Senior Public Relations Project Manager

E-mail: pr@pasts.lv; vineta.danielsone@pasts.lv

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