Software error results in hundreds of bags left off planes

Singapore: Several hundred bags left off departing aircraft at Changi Airport have been reunited with their owners, a Singapore Airlines (SIA) spokesman said Friday.
A software error affected an electronic component of the baggage sorting system in Terminal 2, forcing airport staff to manually sort bags.
SIA, the terminal's main tenant, said that more than 500 of its bags were grounded Wednesday.
Fourteen flights were delayed to cities in India, Australia, New Zealand and other countries.
Affected passengers discovered they were without clean clothing, toiletries and other essentials when they arrived at their destinations.
Spokesman Stephen Forshaw told The Straits Times that the bags were cleared by security and sent off to be delivered to owners.
30/11/07 Deutsche Presse-Agentur/Monsters and Critics.com, UK

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