PUTRAJAYA: A shortage of baggage handlers caused over 50 flights out of KL International Airport to be delayed on Friday. The problem began at about 7am when many of the baggage handlers failed to turn up for work. Malaysia Airport Holdings Bhd (MAHB) managing director Datuk Badlisham Ghazali said the baggage handling problem occurred because of manpower shortage of the ground handling services company, AeroDarat Services Sdn Bhd. "Changes in the company's work schedule resulted in insufficient manpower to handle passenger baggage today," he said. He said AeroDarat Services was responsible for the handling of passengers' baggage of more than 30 airlines, while other airlines were handled by KL Airport Services Sdn Bhd (KLAS).

Source: The Star March 17, 2017 13:11 UTC