Airport worker gets fired after scrawling curse message on baby’s suitcase after family checked in ‘late’
- Baggage handler at Stansted for Ryanair flight scrawled ‘c***’ on baby’s suitcase
An airport worker has been fired after scrawling a swear word on a baby’s suitcase after the family checked in ‘late’.
Father Mario Lucas, 40, found the words ‘c*** stop checking in late’ written in a pen on his seven-month-old son’s bag as it went into the luggage hold.
The Cypriot saw the message after catching a flight home from Stansted Airport after visiting Britain to see family.
Mr Lucas, his wife Serena and their son had checked in for the Ryanair flight to Paphos, on the south-west coast of Cyprus, about 90 minutes before it was due to depart.
Although he said he didn’t check in two hours before takeoff as recommended, he has been later in the past and had no problems.
Father Mario Lucas (pictured with wife Serena), 40, found the words ‘c*** stop checking in late’ written in a pen on his seven-month-old son’s bag as it went into the luggage hold
Mr Lucas’ seven-month-old son’s suitcase, which had the words ‘c*** stop late check-in’ scrawled on it
He said that no one at the counter and Stansted had made any comment to them and that ‘everything was fine’, the Sun reports.
The entrepreneur told the newspaper that he immediately saw his son’s suitcase on the baggage carousel and that his wife Serena “immediately noticed the writing.”
He said calling his young son the c-word is “rude and outrageous.”
The outraged father has said he wants airline Ryanair to replace the suitcase, which he claims was bought new in September.
Mr Lucas said he has complained to the budget airline, which has launched an investigation into Stansted-based baggage handling company ABM Blue Handling.
The company said the incident was “unacceptable” and was immediately investigated.
After compelling evidence came to light, the staff member responsible was fired, the baggage handling company said.
Mr Lucas, his wife Serena and their son had checked in for the Ryanair flight to Paphos, on the south-west coast of Cyprus, about 90 minutes before it was due to depart
ABM Blue Handling told The Sun: ‘This unacceptable incident was reported by our own team that day, immediately investigated and following compelling evidence the individual involved was dismissed.
“Mr Lucas was contacted and an apology was issued. We have a zero-tolerance policy towards offensive behavior and would like to sincerely apologize to Mr Lucas.”