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30 flights cancelled at Heathrow due to technical snag in baggage handling system, 5,000 flyers hit

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Around 30 flights have been cancelled at Heathrow Airport,  affecting more than 5,000 people, due to a technical snag related to baggage movement.</p>
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The airport asked airlines to cut 10% of flights from schedules across terminals two and three on Monday, according to a BBC report.</p>
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It comes after problems at baggage reclaim areas that led to a huge piling up of luggage.</p>
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Traffic movement has also been hit as Gatwick has announced that it will reduce the number of flights operating from its terminal. EasyJet has announced plans to cut 7% of its 160,000 flights scheduled between July and September.</p>
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Tens of thousands of passengers have been hit by airport disruption and flight cancellations in recent weeks, according to the BBC report.</p>
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Heathrow said cutting the number of flights would "minimise" the impact of the technical issues affecting baggage systems.</p>
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"We apologise unreservedly for the disruption passengers have faced over the course of this weekend," the company said.</p>
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British Airways, which operates from terminals three and five, told the BBC it had made a "small number of cancellations" as a result of the airport's request.</p>
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It understood BA will be able to re-accommodate the vast majority of customers onto new flights.</p>
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