Amazon expands its Prime Air drone delivery service to about 8,000 more UK households
Summary
Amazon took a major step towards the UK expansion of its drone delivery service, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported on Tuesday 10 November, the service having previously been available to around 600 customers after a pilot was launched earlier this year. From Tuesday, about 8,000 new households will be able to receive Prime Air deliveries in under an hour, The Independent reported. The retail giant has secured the 'world's first' safety authorisation, meaning 8,000 households can now receive Prime Air deliveries in under an hour, Chronicle Live reported, headlining that the service expands to thousands of North East homes, and the Manchester Evening News wrote that it marks the next step in Amazon rolling out its drone delivery service across the UK.
Latest: From Tuesday, about 8,000 new households will be able to receive Amazon's Prime Air deliveries in under an hour, The Independent reported, the drone delivery service having previously been available to around 600 customers after a pilot was launched earlier this year, according to the Evening Standard and The Independent, and Chronicle Live wrote that the retail giant has secured the 'world's first' safety authorisation.
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How it unfolded
Tuesday 10 November
From Tuesday, about 8,000 new households will be able to receive Amazon's Prime Air deliveries in under an hour, The Independent reported, the drone delivery service having previously been available to around 600 customers after a pilot was launched earlier this year, according to the Evening Standard and The Independent, and Chronicle Live wrote that the retail giant has secured the 'world's first' safety authorisation.
- 05:22Manchester Evening News Amazon confirms exact UK area where deliveries will start being made by drone
- 04:35Chronicle Live Amazon's UK drone delivery service expands to thousands of North East homes
- 04:03The Independent Amazon expands drone delivery service to thousands more UK households
- 04:00The Independent Amazon takes major step towards UK expansion of drone delivery service
- 04:00Evening Standard Amazon takes major step towards UK expansion of drone delivery service