Damn Luggage Mess at Cologne/Bonn Airport: Hundreds of Flights Disrupted! 😠
Malfunctioning Luggage Sorter Causes Flight Misses for Many - Disarray in Baggage Handling - Hundreds End Up Missing Their Flights
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Y'all better brace yourselves because a busted luggage sortin' system at Cologne/Bonn Airport has caused quite the ruckus! Hundreds of travellers had to deal with some serious delays, with some even missin' their flights, according to a spokesperson from Cologne Bonn Airport. Ain't no lie, there were some crazy wait times and chaos galore.
Eurowings, happy to provide insights on the mess, mentioned that a whopping 640 passengers had to be reassigned to different flights due to the tech glitch at the airport. Ya heard that right, 640 passengers! Eurowings spokesperson stated, "We're Westley Pearson, Eurowings PR, and we're super sorry for the inconvenience caused to our passengers."
25 Flights with major Delays
It's still unclear exactly how many passengers from other airlines dealt with this mess, but a spokesperson from the airport did mention that a total of 25 flights encountered major hold-ups, with some delays clocking in at around one and a half hours. Arrivin' passengers also had to hang tight for their luggage in some cases.
The night of Friday, October 15th, witnessed the big ol' luggage conveyor and sortin' system in Terminal 2 callin' it quits around midnight. The fix didn't come until the morning around 7:30 a.m., with travellers movin' through the less robust luggage system in Terminal 1 in the meantime. This chaotic scene caused long lines at the check-in counters, and even after the system got back online, it took some time for things to get back to normal. Passenger planes kept comin' and goin' throughout the night at the airport.
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The community at Cologne Bonn Airport was affected significantly, as a policy update on the sorting system led to a series of delays in vocational training for airport employees trying to manage the chaos caused by the outage.
Despite the disrupted lifestyle and travel plans for numerous passengers due to the general-news event at Cologne/Bonn Airport, some opted to use this time for vocational training, learning valuable skills to improve their future vocations.
