Baggage belt failure in Gatwick leaves passengers stranded

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Many passengers departed without their luggage today at Gatwick airport due to baggage belt failure affecting flights departure and arrival into the North Terminal.

Long delays were reported by passengers for bag drop and those who boarded flights found themselves without their luggage for passengers attempting to check in with one of the airlines based in the North Terminal.

From the North Terminal airlines like easyJet, Emirates, Virgin Atlantic and Qatar Airways operate.

An easyJet, one of the Gatwick’s largest airlines tweeted that passengers could expect some flights departing without all luggages stowed in the hold.

A budget airline instructed that customers should allow extra time for dropping their bags if travelling today.

Many passengers took to the social media and complaint about the delay with several customers stating that they had nothing to wear for their respective weddings.
While others complained of landing at a holiday destinations with nothing to wear.

A Gatwick spokesperson said that an earlier issue with the check-in baggage system in Gatwick’s North Terminal has been resolved and the airport is operating as normal.

Due to this morning’s fault a number of flights left without luggage however these bags are currently being repatriated and will be returned to passengers as soon as possible.
Gatwick apologised to any passengers who were inconvenienced as a result of the issue.

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