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| Heathrow's Terminal 5 will operate a full schedule of flights on Saturday, British Airways has said. | Heathrow's Terminal 5 will operate a full schedule of flights on Saturday, British Airways has said. |
| It will be the first day of normal operation for the terminal, which was plagued by problems on its opening day. | It will be the first day of normal operation for the terminal, which was plagued by problems on its opening day. |
| Scores of flights have been cancelled by the airline over the past week in order to take pressure off overloaded baggage handling systems. | Scores of flights have been cancelled by the airline over the past week in order to take pressure off overloaded baggage handling systems. |
| On Thursday BA cancelled 34 flights, fewer than the previous two days when more than 50 services did not fly. | On Thursday BA cancelled 34 flights, fewer than the previous two days when more than 50 services did not fly. |
| The weekend schedule is less busy than the weekday timetable, a spokeswoman for BA said. | The weekend schedule is less busy than the weekday timetable, a spokeswoman for BA said. |
| Almost 250 flights in and out of T5 were cancelled during its first four days because of glitches with its new baggage-handling system. | Almost 250 flights in and out of T5 were cancelled during its first four days because of glitches with its new baggage-handling system. |
| These included glitches with its new baggage-handling system, a temporary suspension of luggage check-in and staff familiarisation problems. | |
| Rocky start | |
| Baggage handlers are still sorting through 14,000 pieces of luggage lost as flights took off with passengers but no bags on board. | Baggage handlers are still sorting through 14,000 pieces of luggage lost as flights took off with passengers but no bags on board. |
| Bags being returned to addresses in mainland Europe have been sent to Milan where they are being sorted by a contractor. | |
| The terminal's VIP section was a possible entry point for the Olympic torch on Saturday but it is to arrive at another building. | |
| T5's rocky start has prompted calls from the Conservatives for an inquiry into the "chaos and confusion", with shadow home secretary David Davis calling the situation "a dreadful national embarrassment". | |
| T5's problems have led BA to consider postponing the transfer of its long-haul operations at Terminal 4 to the new building, which had been scheduled for the end of April. |