Reuters Amazon said on Wednesday it was planning to begin delivering packages through drones in Britain, Italy and a third location in the United States, as part of the ecommerce giant39;s efforts to expand its airborne delivery program.

The customers in these locations will have the option to have their packages delivered by a drone starting late 2024, Amazon said in a statement.

Drone deliveries would be integrated into Amazon39;s existing fulfillment network and will be deployed from sameday delivery sites, the company added.

Amazon39;s drone based service, called Prime Air, is currently available in two cites in California and Texas, where it launched last year.

The retailer has been working on a plan to deliver goods using a fleet of unmanned drones, and had received federal approval in 2020 to begin testing commercial deliveries in the United States.

Reporting by Jyoti Narayan in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber

Source Reuters