Lost luggage isn't even the worst of it. Here are the best of your airport nightmares

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After thousands of passengers were left without their baggage due to a conveyor belt glitch at Heathrow airport this week, we asked you to share some of your airport horror stories.

Many of you shared anecdotes we could all relate to. From delayed flights to lost luggage and even a child apparently wanted by Interpol, you had it all.



But some of you just really took the biscuit. Here are your most agonising stories from airports around the world.

Poodunnit?



It turns out airports are a ripe ground for scatological tales of woe. So many of you had stories about number twos, some of you in actual airspace. But our favourite of all comes from torujordan, whose tale of desperation should resonate with everyone.

Excuse me sir, but those aren't your glasses

How do you wind up the police in Bilbao? By accidentally picking up another passenger's specs.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Passport control at Amsterdam airport. Photograph: John Powell Photographer/Alamy

Cheesy socks (literally)

Anything to declare? Oh nothing much, just a suitcase full of melted cheese.

Wrong flight

Where there is a horror story, there is usually a hero. In this case, Ecosse264 would be just that in this tale of a flight booking gone horribly wrong.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Border Force check the passports of passengers arriving at Gatwick Airport. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Don't get cocky

Who knew Han Solo could cause such offence? A cautionary tale for you novelty t-shirt aficionados out there.

Travel karma

"Never laugh at somebody's travel misfortune," writes NotSingingAnymore. On second thoughts, we probably should have put this one first...

We can return your documents... for a fee

UK Border Control queues are a doddle compared to this story.

That flight has been delayed and you won't make the connection

Facebook Twitter Pinterest A British Airways Airbus A380 lands at Heathrow in London. Photograph: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images

Where's grandma's flight?

Terrifying as this experience must have been at the time, parts of hert1883's story are truly heartwarming.



We're really sorry, but we've dropped your wheelchair

As ID9528033 puts it, lost baggage is nothing compared to travelling while in a wheelchair.

An honourable mention in our bonus eleventh entry goes to Midwinter, whose real name we can only assume is John McClane. Yes, this comment is the entire plot of Die Hard II. The header, from Midwinter's follow up comment, is a stroke of genius too. Well played.



There are plenty more we could have picked, so head over to this thread for more. As always, feel free to share your own below.