Delta is sending an entire plane just to rescue 1,000 pieces of luggage stranded in London's Heathrow Airport

Delta flies 1,000 pieces of unaccompanied luggage from Heathrow to Detroit on passenger-less plane

Delta Airlines flew 1,000 pieces of luggage from London to Detroit to reunite passengers with their bags after their flights were canceled.

Delta sends plane to recover 1,000 lost bags stranded at London airport

The luggage belonged to passengers whose flight from London to Detroit was canceled Monday. Delta said travelers were booked on other flights.

Delta flies plane with 1,000 stranded bags from Heathrow Airport to U.S.

Delta Air Lines flew a flight packed with 1,000 pieces of stranded luggage — and no passengers — from London’s Heathrow Airport to the U.S. this week as this summer’s saga of airline struggles continues.

Delta Air Lines charters plane from London to send home 1,000 lost pieces of luggage

Delta Air Lines was forced to charter a plane to send 1,000 delayed check bags back to American customers after canceling regular service from London to Detroit.

Delta Fills Wide-Body Jet With 1,000 Lost Bags From Heathrow

The rescue operation involved using an Airbus A330 with no passengers aboard “to accelerate movement of delayed bags.”

Heathrow flight takes off with just luggage onboard

Travellers were moved on to other flights after Delta used an empty Airbus to retrieve lost bags