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Swiss Airline Flight Takes Off Without Any Baggage Onboard

Ryan Erik King
·1 min read
Swiss Airbus A220-300 aircraft or former Bombardier CS300 BD-500 model, as seen on final approach flying for landing at the runway of London Heathrow International Airport LHR.
Swiss Airbus A220-300 aircraft or former Bombardier CS300 BD-500 model, as seen on final approach flying for landing at the runway of London Heathrow International Airport LHR.

Commercial airlines don’t always prove to be the best at managing check bags for their passengers. Last year, Delta Air Lines had to fly a plane with no passengers and 1,000 pieces of misplaced luggage across the Atlantic Ocean. As with delays and cancellations, baggage management hasn’t gotten any better over the past year. A recent Swiss International Air Lines departed with no baggage because of operational shortfalls.

AFP reported that a Swiss flight from Zürich, Switzerland to Bilbao, Spain was forced to leave the gate without loading any luggage. The Swiss flag carrier claims that the incident happened because of a shortage of ground staff. The flight was delayed over an hour as the crew onboard waited for ground crew to arrive. Eventually, the flight was forced to leave for Spain. According to Simple Flying, the plane was needed to complete a return flight from Bilbao before the airport in Zürich closed for the night.

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