Heathrow T4 Baggage System Breaks Down

by Jordan Yerman | February 20, 2008 at 09:05 am

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Heathrow's baggage-handling system for Terminal 4 has crashed (I dodn't want to use "Heathrow" and "crash" in the headline), so travelers are warned to avoid checking luggage if at all possible.

The Teminal 4 baggage system is temporarily experiencing a reduction in capacity caused by a software problem. While every effort is being made to rectify the problem, you may experience some delays when departing today.

If you are travelling through Terminal 4 today, please check with your airline before leaving for the airport and consider minimising the amount of hold luggage you check in for your journey.

Heathrow's baggage system is dodgy enough to have warranted mention in a Monty Python song, never mind when the already-faulty system actually breaks.

I was pointed to this story by The Register.