Ibiza Airport baggage handler filmed hurling suitcases

Ibiza Airport baggage handler filmed hurling suitcases

This is the shocking moment a worker at Ibiza Airport hurled holidaymakers' suitcases across the ground before driving off with one stuck under the wheels of his truck.

The baggage handler appeared to ignore outraged Spaniards who shouted at him as they filmed his blasé attitude as he threw the cases several feet into the air towards the truck they had fallen from.

Even a child's pushchair was hurled around - prompting holidaymakers to video him and post the footage on social media in a bid to shame the worker and get his employers to take action against him.

Blasé: The baggage handler appeared to ignore outraged Spaniards who shouted at him as they filmed him throwing cases several feet into the air towards the truck they had fallen from

Several Spaniards jeered him as he picked up a pink suitcase and hurled it in the air before giving it a kick with his right foot for good measure - while others banged on the windows of the airport bridge they were queuing across and shouted out 'Hijo de Puta' ('Son of a b****').

One added: 'We're going to put this up on Facebook now.'

The unidentified baggage handler drove off, dragging with him a smaller case that had become trapped under his vehicle. He left others on the tarmac he is thought to have abandoned because he there was no more space on the truck.

It is not currently clear if his employers have been made aware of the f ootage.

'Son of a b****': Even a child's pushchair was hurled around, prompting holidaymakers to post footage of the worker on social media in a bid to force his employers to take action against him

The video was made public as Ibiza - one of the most popular destinations in Europe for Brits at this time of the year - welcomed in thousands of new tourists and said goodbye to others finishing their holidays.

Holidaymaker Desy León, who took footage yesterday that was shared more than 161,000 times, said: 'Video from today at Ibiza Airport. Very strong. This is how they work. Things that happen in Ibiza.'

Margarita Crespo, a Spaniard living in Greece, said: 'Doesn't anyone see this b*****d? Hasn't he got bosses or managers who control how he does his job? If people reported this sort of thing more the deterioration of their suitcases would be a bit more controlled.'

Careless: Several Spaniards jeered him as the Ibiza Airport worker picked up a pink suitcase and hurled it in the air before giving it a kick with his right foot for good measure

Joaquin Cermeno added: 'I hope that son of a b**** is already out of a job with no right to unemployment benefit.

'That way he'd learn some respect, although I think someone who does this sort of thing doesn't respect anything.' 

Alexis Mencara joked: 'Now I know why that bottle of rum arrived the way it did.'

American Sarah Dodge said: 'People spend 130 dollars on a decent suitcase and after this it is scuffed up, the frame bent and the telescoping handle now jammed and won't work.

Bundles of attitude: The unidentified baggage handler drove off, dragging with him a smaller case that had become trapped under his vehicle. He left others on the tarmac he is thought to have abandoned because he there was no more space on the truck

'That man needs out of a job.'

A spokesman for Iberia, BA's sister company, confirmed the baggage handler filmed at Ibiza Airport worked for the Spanish carrier.

She said: 'The managers of the airports section of the company were aware of this video and are seeking the urgent identification of the employee who was acting in such an unprofessional manner.

Thrown around: A spokesman for Iberia, BA's sister company, confirmed the baggage handler filmed at Ibiza Airport worked for the Spanish carrier and that an investigation has begun

'Once the worker is identified, a disciplinary procedure will be opened in line with the company's disciplinary code and a decision subsequently taken on what steps will be taken.

'We haven't been able to establish for now what flight the luggage corresponds to.

'Nevertheless we apologise to our customers for the behaviour of this person which doesn't represent the company or the rest of his colleagues, who act professionally in the 29 airports where we carry out aircraft ground-handling services.' 

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