Hundreds of passengers had to wait up to four hours to reclaim their luggage after most baggage handlers at Stansted Airport had gone home.
Cargo handlers Swissport said "seven times the number of anticipated flights arrived after 01:00 BST on Monday".
Many were delayed when air traffic control restrictions were put in place because of storms across Europe.
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