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Flying to London? Heathrow’s luggage mountain grows; airport tells passengers it could be days before they are reunited 

Heathrow passengers have been told they may not be reunited with their bags for days as the airport’s enormous luggage pile-up continues to grow due to an ‘issue with the baggage system’.

Bosses have apologised to customers, who were reportedly warned it could be two days before they are reunited with their belongings, and blamed the disruption on a ‘technical issue’ with the baggage system, which it says has since been resolved.

It comes as passengers at the airport also complained today of long queues, crowded shuttle buses and lengthy waits to transfer between terminals. 

It is the latest scene of chaos at British airports, which have been plagued by staff shortages and painfully-long queues for several weeks.

A Heathrow spokesperson told MailOnline today: ‘Yesterday there was a technical issue with the Terminal 2 baggage system which has now been resolved. 

‘Passengers are now able to check-in as normal, but a number of passengers who departed from Terminal 2 yesterday may have travelled without their luggage. 

‘We are working closely with airlines to reunite passengers with their luggage as soon as possible. 

‘We’re sorry there’s been disruption to passenger journeys.’

It comes as travellers going through Britain’s airports over the last month have seen flights cancelled last minute, baggage stuck hundreds of miles away and snaking queues becoming the new norm.

Shocking scenes from around the country have even shown some holidaymakers forced to sleep on the floor of terminals amid long delays. 

Travellers crossed borders instead of waiting for later flights as they raced to return to work and school after half-term.

Many said they were forced to shell out hundreds of pounds for new flights or other modes of transport such as Eurostar trains.

Among them were teachers needing to get back to the classroom and A-level pupils who risk missing exams and even losing university places.

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