Baggage handler at major airport swaps hundreds of tags
A baggage handler at a major international airport has been charged with swapping hundreds of baggage tags, sending luggage to the wrong destination.
Tay Boon Keh, who works at Singapore’s Changi Airport, one of the busiest in Asia, has been charged with 286 counts of mischief according to the Straits Times.
The baggage handler reportedly started swapping tags on November 8 last year, and continued to do so every day for the last three months before he was found out.
But no motive behind the crime has been determined, although if found guilty he can expect to face a jail term of a year or a fine for each of his charges.
Representatives at Changi Airport stressed that this was an isolated incident, and passengers should not regard the behaviour as a major breach in airport security.
Passengers flying with Singapore Airlines, SilkAir and Lufthansa were affected.
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