In plain English
This status means the parcel is no longer at a processing site. It has left a carrier or sorting facility and is moving toward the next place in the delivery network.
In context
Here, "Departed facility" reports that the parcel has left the carrier processing site and is travelling to the next location in the delivery network.
- Situation
- Tracking parcels through acceptance, transit, sorting, delivery, and proof of receipt
- What it communicates
- reports departure from a carrier processing site
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not identify the next location or show that the parcel has reached it.
Examples
“When the tracking updated to Departed facility, Lena knew the parcel had left the sorting centre but had not yet reached the next stop.”
“By dawn, the parcel's status had changed from Arrived at facility to Departed facility.”