Chaotic holiday travel weekend leaves mountains of lost luggage in airports

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As thousands of flights were canceled or delayed after a massive winter storm, passengers were left searching for bags and seeking help from airlines.

Many recounted spending hours on hold trying to speak with airline employees and locate their luggage.

I was advised after 6 hour line to allow my luggage to be transferred to my final destination even tho my flight was cancelled. It’s currently lost in limbo. It’s clear you can’t get hold of anyone. I’ve been on hold for 3 hours and waiting still. This is beyond ridiculous.

 

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For about 10 days leading up to the storms that caused all this, weather folk everywhere were warning us that it was coming. But did these people listen? No. Only ones to blame are the those careless enough to try and travel when a nationwide blizzard was all but imminent.

Hopefully, they got to their bags before sam brinton.

Airlines or airports actually help people? You must be joking.

That's why west countries need Africa

Holy forking shirtballs. I'm getting PTSD from just looking at this photo.

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