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London’s Heathrow Airport becomes pool of luggage; video goes viral on social media

Passengers at London’s Heathrow airport have to wait hours due to a technical snag in the baggage system at Terminal 2 of the airport on Saturday.

New Delhi: To cover a long distance in a short time, travelling by plane is the most preferred choice of most people all over the world. However, a technical problem at the airport may cause hours to get out of the terminal.

In a similar manner, passengers at London’s Heathrow airport have to wait hours due to a technical snag in the baggage system at Terminal 2 of the airport on Saturday.

A few passengers said there was a two-hour delay in reclaiming their baggage. Frustrated passengers also shared photos and videos of the incident.

The video shows the chaotic sea of passengers’ baggage on Twitter.

Sharing a video of the airport, a passenger wrote on the social media platform, ”Absolute chaos at Heathrow where all passengers are asked to drop their baggage at level 0 and hope it will reach destination one or two days later.”

Highlighting his bag, a passenger said on Twitter, ”This is mine and I really need it back I have my medicines there.”

”Hi there, We’re very sorry that the technical issue with our baggage system caused this delay, our airline partners will be working to deliver luggage, and we trust your airline will provide you with an update soon. For airline contact information, visit,” replied Heathrow Airport on the platform.

On the issue, a spokesperson for Heathrow airport said, ”A technical issue with the Terminal 2 baggage system which has now resolve….We are trying to reunite passengers with their luggage as soon as possible.”