GLS Alerts
Due to weather conditions or other exceptional circumstances it may occur that your consignment to or from the Netherlands will arrive at its destination with a delay. An overview with the current disturbances can be found below.
Holidays that can affect transit times can be found at our holiday planning page.
Current disruptions (last updated: 18-08-2026)
| Country / Region | Status | Last update | Explanation |
| Belgium | Forest fires | 18-08-2026 | Shipments to the zipcodes listed below could not be delivered due to the ongoing forest fires and the resulting road closures in these areas: 4770 Amel 4771 Amblève |
| Spain | Expected delays | 10-08-2026 | Due to the wildfire in the Niebla area (Huelva), and following the instructions issued by the emergency services, access restrictions, precautionary evacuations, and road closures are temporarily affecting GLS collection and delivery services in certain areas of the province. The affected areas include several municipalities with postal codes 21647 and 21840. Shipments destined for these areas will be temporarily held at GLS facilities until the authorities confirm that conditions are safe and operations can resume. These circumstances may result in delays or temporary disruptions to collections and deliveries until road access and normal operations are restored. |
| Italy | Expected delays | 17-08-2026 | The local depots with the highest number of pending deliveries are: Treviso 31XXX Pisa 56XXX Rovato 25XXX Bergamo 24XXX |