Volunteers in Major Baggage Clear-Up at Heathrow
Over 400 volunteers have come to the assistance of British Airways, who have been desperately trying to amend the luggage backlog at Heathrow’s Terminal 5.
Their efforts follow the nightmarish opening of the airport’s terminal 5 building last Thursday which saw severe baggage problems and flights cancelled or delayed over the weekend.
There are further problems still ahead for the airport as passengers lodge compensation claims at the likely loss of £20 million due to the cancellation of over 200 flights.
Some of the delays have even dragged on into this week, with 50 flights from T5 today and tomorrow expected to be cancelled.
Meanwhile, rival airline bmi is making efforts to carry passengers stranded by BA’s problems at Terminal 5.
Commenting on their attempts, a bmi spokesman said:
“Already a significant number of travellers heading to and from destinations including Aberdeen, Amsterdam, Belfast City, Brussels, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester are switching to bmi flights operating normally to and from Terminal 1 after an agreement was reached by the two airlines.”
Written by F.H
