Belfast flight arrives in Egypt without dozens of bags
Two Northern Ireland women, who have flown to Egypt for a holiday, have said the plane arrived without luggage for many passengers. Robyn Allison said the EasyJet flight was delayed leaving Belfast International Airport on Wednesday afternoon and passengers were told it was “due to baggage issues”, but she thought it had been resolved. The Lisburn woman said, after arriving in Hurghada later that night, passengers were waiting for an hour and a half before being told the bags were “lost”. BBC News NI understands that there was a technical issue with the aircraft hold and that arrangements are being made to get the luggage onto Hurghada as a priority. In a statement, Easyjet said: "We are sorry that flight EZY3077 on 4 September departed from Belfast to Hurghada without a small number of bags on board, which we are looking into with our ground handling provider at the airport to understand why this happened. "The bags are being flown to Hurghada on the next available flight to reunite these customers with their luggage as soon as possible." The BBC has also contacted Belfast International Airport and Swissport for comment.<br/>
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Belfast flight arrives in Egypt without dozens of bags
Two Northern Ireland women, who have flown to Egypt for a holiday, have said the plane arrived without luggage for many passengers. Robyn Allison said the EasyJet flight was delayed leaving Belfast International Airport on Wednesday afternoon and passengers were told it was “due to baggage issues”, but she thought it had been resolved. The Lisburn woman said, after arriving in Hurghada later that night, passengers were waiting for an hour and a half before being told the bags were “lost”. BBC News NI understands that there was a technical issue with the aircraft hold and that arrangements are being made to get the luggage onto Hurghada as a priority. In a statement, Easyjet said: "We are sorry that flight EZY3077 on 4 September departed from Belfast to Hurghada without a small number of bags on board, which we are looking into with our ground handling provider at the airport to understand why this happened. "The bags are being flown to Hurghada on the next available flight to reunite these customers with their luggage as soon as possible." The BBC has also contacted Belfast International Airport and Swissport for comment.<br/>
