Funny its the baggage system that has fubared things up as this was just what a friend of mine was complaining about before T5 opened.

He argued that since they were building a totally new baggage system why could they just not use the same design that Hong Kong uses. As I understand it once you check your bag in, be it at the train station or the airport its self, no human comes into contact with your bag till it is off loaded at your destination.

I think this was the original plan with T5 as well, I have no idea why they decided they needed human handers in the system but this is one of the reasons the BBC is saying the problem has happened. Handlers could not clear the bags quick enough.

Maybe the reason for the inclusion for baggage handlers was union involvement....if so that has bite them right in the bum.

In the end I am going to have to eat humble pie again the next time I speak to my friend as again he is right....

Well people always comment on me using a metal business card case to carry around my credit cards and so forth....guess this a good reason to carry on with this practice.