North Ronaldsay in Scotland's Orkney Islands in a two-week trial carried out by Royal Mail to help better connect remote island communities and reduce carbon emissions. The usage of drones could result in decreased delivery times, as current methods of delivery by ferry are commonly affected by weather.

The Greek postal service ELTA has made an agreement with drone cargo company Dronamics for the use of drones for postage. The desired goal of this agreement is same-day delivery for all users as well as making postal services more accessible