When it comes to destroying luggage, airlines and airports are in a league of their own. Bags have been set on fire, dropped in dumpsters and left out in the rain.
But a new incident at London Heathrow airport may take the new top spot in baggage mistreatment when 240 bags were drenched in raw sewage. The sewage came from a main waste pipe that burst at a luggage storage area.
A hygiene firm brought into the airport was unable to clean any of them, so the bags were all considered a total loss.
BAA, who operate London Heathrow will now pay up $1,600 per bag, putting the total damage at around $384,000 – plus whatever it costs to clean and repair the mess. Of course, the airport operator said they are “extremely sorry”.
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