If you regularly travel with your golf clubs, you’ll probably be resigned to the fact your bag will go missing at some point.
Recent months have seen tensions develop between golfers and the aviation industry as luggage continues to fail to reach its destination on time – or at all.
The problem peaked the day after the Open last month, when footage was shared online of bags piled high in the check-in area at Edinburgh Airport.
It begs the question: why is it happening?
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“This isn’t isolated to Scotland – it’s happening all over Europe – and the main issue is the lack of staff,” said Chris Greenwood, a senior research fellow at Glasgow Caledonian University’s Moffat Centre which specialises in international tourism.
“Furlough and redundancies took place during the pandemic, and a lot of those people went away and re-trained and have found other jobs with more sociable hours and better pay. The airlines, who are responsible for ground crews, haven’t been able to recruit fast enough.
“Brexit had an effect too because it led to labour shortages. Ryanair, in particular, has been quite vocal about the need to allow EU workers to come in and provide services.
“It’s also likely there…
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