What is a hand carry courier?
Hand carry is a time-critical logistics service in which a dedicated person physically travels with the shipment rather than sending it through a standard multi-hub parcel network. It is commonly referred to as On Board Courier or OBC.
What can be hand carried?
Typical enquiries include original legal documents, contracts, certificates, AOG aircraft parts, engineering components, prototypes, electronics, eligible medical or laboratory items and urgent personal belongings. Every item is checked against airline, security, customs and destination rules before acceptance.
Why choose hand carry?
The main benefit is dedicated responsibility and fewer operational handovers. For a shipment where hours matter, the courier can travel on the fastest practical commercial routing and complete a direct delivery to the named recipient.
How Direct Carry handles urgent international delivery
Every enquiry is assessed individually. We need the collection location, destination, ready time, absolute deadline, accurate contents description, dimensions, weight, value and any special handling or regulatory requirements. We then assess whether hand carry is suitable and identify the fastest practical routing.
All movements remain subject to airline acceptance, aviation security, customs, export/import rules, destination laws and courier entry requirements.