BA Baggage Handling Staff Told to Hold It In

The Sun reports that Britain’s flag carrier has had to ask baggage handling staff not to urinate in the cargo holds of its 747 aircraft.

It appears that baggage handling staff working for British Airways (BA) have well and truly been caught with their pants down. The Sun has reported that Britain’s flag carrier has issued a notice to these members of its ground staff, asking them to refrain from relieving themselves in the cargo holds of BA’s 747 aircraft.

It seems there is some concern that urine, a corrosive substance, can burn through and damage the aluminum fuselage of the aircraft. The paper hastens to add that there was no immediate danger posed to the integrity of any of BA’s vessels, but it explained that inspecting engineers did come across a few areas of flaking metalwork on the inside of the craft.

An unnamed source for BA explained the situation to the outlet, saying, “Basically the guys were taking a leak in the hold when they were caught short. You can understand it. They are tucked away in the holds of these massive planes and they need to go.”

“It can be a real trek back to the toilet facilities at the staff center and when you have to go you have to go. Eventually it emerged that urine is quite corrosive and there was some issues with some of the Boeing 747s. No plane was in any danger but staff were told to stop and use the proper facilities,” the source added.

However, an official spokesperson for Britain’s flag carrier told the outlet, “We have no record of this.” The airline has yet to make any further comment on the situation.

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