Some flights leave Gatwick without passengers' luggage

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Some flights had to depart from Gatwick Airport without passengers' luggage due to a problem with the baggage system.

Holidaymakers reported long queues at check-in desks at the airport on Friday morning.

Airport officials first posted a message on Twitter shortly after 5.30am to alert travellers to the issue.

One passenger, Simon Armiger, tweeted:

Another traveller, Mark Ralphs, from Brighton, wrote:

Gatwick Airport said: