Originally Posted by
OldLurker
Amazon didn't exactly "try to ship it by air", they sent it by Royal Mail. It would have gone by road to most addresses on the British mainland
I think RM still send a lot by air, either dedicated mail flights (Titan Airways a/c?) or as cargo on commercial flights. Probably depends not only on how far it is going (e.g. Scotland) but also how fast it has to get there (e.g. overnight vs. second class). Conversely, stuff for Jersey doesn't
have to go by air - plenty of ferries - but maybe this did to get there in the time Amazon specified.