The air carrier at the shipment’s final destination is responsible for delivering the shipment to the addressee. The air carrier or its agent must make arrangements to pick up the bypass mail shipment at the airport or runway and transport it to the addressee. The air carrier must protect the shipment at all times from the elements and the threat of theft or damage. An addressee cannot be required to pick up its own shipment, but the addressee is responsible for providing a physical location where the air carrier can deliver the shipment. An addressee can authorize an air carrier to deliver shipments to a designated agent’s address.
The air carrier must deliver mail transported to a bush destination to the addressee on the day of transport. If, once transported, the air carrier cannot affect delivery; the air carrier must return the mail to the hub point and store it in an approved secured facility for delivery the next business day.
The air carrier may contact the addressee and make arrangements for delivery. The addressee must ensure that a bypass mail shipment can be delivered to its place of business during the air carrier’s normal business hours. Any specific arrangements for delivery should be between the addressee and the air carrier or agent.
If an air carrier or its agent attempts to deliver the bypass mail shipment during normal business hours but the addressee’s place of business is closed or the delivery attempt is refused because the addressee is unavailability, the addressee is responsible for picking up the shipment at the air carrier’s facility before the end of that business day. The Postal Service does not hold bypass mail shipments at the Post Office for pickup. The Postal Service may refuse to accept bypass mail shipments for an addressee who fails to adhere to these procedures.
