Heathrow's new terminal suffers 'teething problems'

Reuters

Dozens of flights at Heathrow Airport's giant new Terminal 5 were cancelled on its opening day yesterday due to "teething problems," which also involved big problems with misplaced luggage, British Airways PLC said. At least 33 short-haul flights were cancelled and passengers whose flights did go ahead were sometimes left stranded for hours as crews struggled with the state-of-the-art baggage handling system. Other problems at the £4.3-billion ($8.77-billion) terminal included car parking, staff security screening and general stumbling over the unfamiliar layout. British Airways, which now has its home at T5, said it had suffered "a few minor problems" during the first day of operation. BAY (LSE) rose 7 pence to £2.47.