Some airline crews avoid checking in bags as luggage woes hit London’s Heathrow airport
British Airways told pilots and cabin crew not to check luggage due to the fault at Terminal 5, an aviation news site reported
Some flight crews have been advised not to check bags amid a system fault at Europe’s busiest airport, aviation news site Paddle Your Own Kanoo (PYOK) reported.
London Heathrow is also the world’s second-busiest airport for international flights, behind Dubai, according to travel data provider OAG. On Wednesday, Heathrow announced that it is expecting its busiest-ever December after last month’s 6.5 million passengers broke records for November travel.
Responding to customers who reported luggage troubles on Monday and Tuesday, British Airways‘ X account said the airline faced “baggage disruption” due to issues at Heathrow.
In another post, it said it was “unable to load a number of bags onto flights” on Monday “due to a fault with London Heathrow Airport’s baggage system, which was out of our control”.
PYOK reported that British Airways also told pilots and cabin crew not to check luggage due to the fault at Terminal 5.
