Baggage handler Swissport has said sorry to Manchester Airport customers over 'frustrating and inconvenient' luggage delays after flights.
Passengers have faced long delays waiting for their bags to be placed on carousels in the airport's baggage reclaim halls - leading to many deciding to walk out and collect their cases later from lost property.
The Manchester Evening News has been sent dozens of photographs taken at the airport showing hundreds of items of left luggage, with one pile captured two DAYS after a flight landed.
A spokesperson for the company admitted the capacity of the baggage system was 'being put under enormous pressure' and reported experiencing 'knock-on delays from security queues'.
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