Holiday 'completely overshadowed' by loss of airport luggage
"We still have no luggage and, no meaningful information about where it is." She added the situation had "completely overshadowed" the holiday. "We have worked hard and saved for this holiday, and we simply don't deserve to have the entire experience taken over by something that isn't our fault."Speaking to the BBC on Friday and Saturday, travellers variously described the situation as "absolute chaos" and "carnage". At the check-in desk "we were specifically told to hold on to our baggage tags, and keep them in a safe place," he explained.
- ▪"We still have no luggage and, no meaningful information about where it is." She added the situation had "completely overshadowed" the holiday.
- ▪"We have worked hard and saved for this holiday, and we simply don't deserve to have the entire experience taken over by something that isn't our fault."Speaking to the BBC on Friday and Saturday, travellers variously described the situatio
- ▪At the check-in desk "we were specifically told to hold on to our baggage tags, and keep them in a safe place," he explained.
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Holiday 'completely overshadowed' by loss of airport luggageImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Hundreds of passengers were left without their luggage after problems at Birmingham Airport ByVanessa PearceWest MidlandsPublished9 August 2026, 10:57 BSTUpdated 47 minutes agoTravellers have described struggling to enjoy their holidays, days after hundreds of people flying out of Birmingham Airport were left without their luggage.While it seems the issues that first emerged on Friday are yet to be remedied completely, the airport said the "vast majority" of baggage was now travelling as planned with passengers, and it was working to reunite others with their luggage.Louise Fenton said she and her family had had no communication from the airline, holiday company or the airport after their…
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