British Airways passengers were horrified after their luggage was sprayed with raw sewage at Heathrow airport.
Around 100 bags came off the conveyer belt stinking and drenched in filth after a pipe burst in the baggage hold in Terminal 5, the Sun reported.
Although their bags were taken off to be cleaned, one passenger told the newspaper that the mood had soured:“The smell was absolutely foul, as was the mood of the passengers who had to leave without their bags.”
The bags were stinking, wet and covered in sewage. The airport cleaned them
BAA, which operates Heathrow airport told The Huff Post UK: “There was a leak from the sewage system in the baggage area of Terminal 5 yesterday which affected around a hundred bags. We appreciate this will be upsetting for passengers. The bags have now been cleaned and are being reunited with their owners."
British Airways issued an apology, saying: "We apologise to customers whose bags were delayed. We reunited customers with their bags as quickly as possible."