Airport hiccup leaves 100s of passengers pantless

Every year there are those who nap by a time changes for summer – and each 4 years there are others who arise adult to a 29th of Feb wondering because it’s not Mar yet.

Yesterday during Düsseldorf International Airport nonetheless one delayed particular flat-out refused to accept a existence of a “Schalttag” (leap day) – though this time it wasn’t a human:

The luggage circuit complement during one of Germany’s many eminent airports got churned adult with a dates as someone had mislaid to move a program adult to speed with 2016’s extra-24 hours.

Consequently, there were a few hick-ups with a complement and 1,200 bags and suitcases didn’t house a craft on time, definition that an equal series of business are expected to be sleeping in aged underwear tonight.  

The tender manpower of a group of airfield employees attempted to save what was already mislaid as shortly as a initial disturbances occurred around 5.45am.  

Düsseldorf Airport orator Christian Hinkel ascribed a problem to a new program usually been commissioned within a past half year. When asked by The Local he settled that “the program didn’t commend a 29th of Feb as a date.”

The whole morning was afterwards spent promulgation a luggage after their owners  – yet, notwithstanding a disaster of a airport, business are suggested to spin to their transport agencies for reimbursement.

With a grin Hinkel finished a talk saying:

“We wish that we’ll do improved in 4 years.”

The bad passengers will feel reduction like shouting in their aged underwear.