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Edinburgh airport suspends customer helpline to 'protect staff' from abuse

Air
Will Payne
18 July 2022

Edinburgh airport has suspended its customer helpline in a bid to "protect staff" from verbal abuse from passengers who are missing luggage.

The airport reportedly said the responsibility of passenger baggage falls to airlines and their handling agents.

The airport said the suspension of the phone lines will help it deal with a "backlog" of enquiries.

According to the BBC, hundreds of missing bags belonging to passengers are currently being stored at a warehouse near the airport.

But the airport said the responsibility of passenger baggage falls to airlines and their handling agents.

A spokesperson reportedly said around 90% of the queries the airport’s customer support team are dealing with relate to baggage.