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The highest summertime volumes were recorded on July 17, 2004, with Emirates Post handling a total of 1,112,458 pieces. The record lettermail, half of which was contributed by the postage prepaid segment, has been attributed to the rising stature of the UAE as a business hub and as one of the fastest growing countries in the world.

The all-time high volumes also reflect the overall upbeat mail scenario at Emirates Post during 2004. Daily lettermail volumes were on the rise from the start of the year itself. On January 13, 2004, the daily mail uptake was 734,737 pieces. On February 4, it was as high as 1.09 million, before reaching the all-time high peak on July 17, representing the highest daily letter letter-mail volumes outside the Christmas rush period (which usually sees all-time high volumes each year globally).

Defying a global trend of declining letter-mail volumes, Emirates Post handled record mail this summer, with the daily mail volumes crossing the one-million mark on a single day during July 2004, against the daily average of around 500,000 pieces.

Air Arabia LLC, UAE’s national airline and the first low-cost airline of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa region, has announced a partnership with Emirates Post to bring their latest innovation to travelers’ ticket purchase points at Emirates Post outlets in the UAE.

The non-postal services at Emirates Post’s post-offices have generated a huge response in recent months because customers can avail of multiple services under one roof at a location closest to their workplace or home. Among the services that have generated good demand are DEWA and SEWA bill payment, Sharjah Medical District services, Western Union money transfer, Dubai Municipality’s parking cards and ETISALAT’s Wasel and pre-paid cards. “We have recently signed agreements with different government organisations to offer their services through our post-office network, as part of a strategic plan to transform post-offices into one-stop centres for multiple services,” said Abdulla Al Daboos, Director General, Emirates Post.

Emirates Post has expanded its network of post-offices to 76, with the opening of two new post offices on Jumeirah Road and Al Aweer this week, to meet the rising demand for postal and retail services in these areas. ‘The new post offices are in line with Emirates Post’s strategy of developing architecturally elegant and visitor-friendly post-offices in order to create a pleasing ambience for customers,’ added Mr. Al Shaya. ‘At the same time, this reflects our drive to expand our post office network. We have now increased our network to 76 post offices, covering both the urban and far-flung rural areas of the UAE. This is a tremendous growth from just 55 post offices in 1990.’