Shipping delays expected after UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville killed at least 9
UPS’s biggest cargo plane hit the ground at its world‑class hub in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday night, killing at least nine crew members. The crash, which struck a UPS Worldport aircraft bound for Honolulu, has put a temporary hold on packaging operations at the company’s largest sorting center.
The incident has forced UPS to shut down package sorting at Worldport for the rest of Tuesday and into Wednesday. The Louisville hub processes about 416,000 parcels an hour, so the interruption means a few shipping delays for customers who rely on UPS for domestic and international deliveries.
If you’re waiting for a UPS shipment, you can still check its status online. Just head to UPS.com and enter your tracking number. The company says it has back‑up plans in place, though it hasn’t yet shared the specifics. UPS executives expect to restore full capacity before the holiday rush begins.
Supply‑chain expert Tom Goldsby, a professor at the University of Tennessee, told reporters that UPS will likely boost flights to regional hubs to make up for the temporary loss of the Louisville hub. “The other hubs will carry the extra load until Worldport returns to full production,” Goldsby said.
Goldsby himself was expecting a package from Oregon that would normally route through Worldport. He received a notification that the shipment would have to be rescheduled, but he expressed patience. “I understand the circumstances and will gladly receive it when it arrives,” he said.
UPS said the incident adds pressure to them to clear any delays before the peak holiday season. The company has been undergoing a turnaround, scaling back focus from consumer pickups to more business‑to‑business deliveries. In a recent earnings report, UPS announced it cut 48,000 jobs so far this year and closed some facilities as part of the reshuffle. The company beat third‑quarter profit expectations, giving it room to manage disruptions like this.
While the crash will create some temporary friction in the supply chain, UPS’s contingency plans should bring things back to normal fairly quickly. Packages that are delayed are expected to be rerouted via other hubs or flights, and the company is working hard to keep deliveries on track for the busy holiday period.
Source: New York Post
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