Another “problem area” opened up during the “perfect storm” that engulfed European airports: a sea of unsorted and unclaimed luggage, which paralyzes the work of sorting departments and baggage belts, and some workers who work there get lost trying to lead the system.
Chaos from suitcases is photographed by tourists. “Flights are canceled, many of them at the last minute, and tourists are in huge queues for passport control. Meanwhile, a sea of unclaimed luggage has gathered – suitcases are scattered on the floor and block the conveyor belt for further bags from new flights,” – says tourists from Manchester airport. “Mess from start to finish,” he concludes.
The reason is the same: staffing problems, cancellation of flights, multiplied by the massive tourist demand – as a result, long queues and a load of all systems in the aviation industry are almost all over Europe. Tourists call the general situation shameful and call on the government to investigate.
Meanwhile, overworked workers are promising new strikes – in Italy, airport workers protested, in Britain – the railways. All this exacerbates the general chaos – and it will not stop quickly.
European tourists, as well as those who travel to Europe themselves, should face the long-term chaos at airports, which will not only last all summer but will intensify in winter. This is how the British Airways pilot described the situation to the European media audience, sharing his forecast on condition of anonymity.