Celebrating a birthday in the vibrant city of London is a dream for many, but for South African media personality Minnie Dlamini, this dream quickly turned into a logistical nightmare. Dlamini, who turned 34, decided to mark the occasion with friends in the UK, but the trip didn’t go as planned.
Arriving in London, she took to her X account (formerly known as Twitter) to vent her frustration, revealing that her luggage didn’t make it with her on the flight. “BA LOST MY LUGGAGE,” she tweeted, tagging British Airways. “Just landed in London to celebrate my birthday with my bestie. Luggage didn’t land with me though. No clothes, no toiletries, what a nightmare. I have photoshoots planned for work but I have none of my stuff to shoot… All I got at baggage claim was this t-shirt. So much for my birthday sho’t left. All I wanted to do was spoil myself after a weekend of working my ass off to celebrate with my girl. I’m so sad, I won’t lie.”
Despite the setback, Dlamini tried to make the best of her situation, but the missing luggage continued to be a thorn in her side. On Day 2 in London, she tweeted, “Day 2 in London and my bags are still not here.” As the days dragged on, the frustration only grew. By Day 3, she was on the brink of leaving without her belongings, expressing her despair in another tweet: “Day 3 in London I’m leaving tomorrow to go back home and I still don’t have my bag. @British_Airways this is beyond messed up!!! My bag arrived in the UK yesterday morning… yoh hayi this inconvenienced me beyond!!! #MyTravelNightmare.”
Her patience wearing thin, Dlamini continued to update her followers, adding to the saga with a Day 4 tweet: “Day 4 in London @British_Airways still no bag.”
The ordeal finally came to a head when she posted her last tweet about the debacle, saying, “I got my bag!!! @British_Airways even though I had to drive 2 hours to the courier depot because they just didn’t deliver my bag to my address after changing the delivery times every hour, keeping me on edge and not knowing how to move ‘in case’ they showed up which they never did. I ended up calling and asked them to collect the bag myself so I could at the very least fly home with my clothes which I have not worn. Bag still wrapped about to check in. ‘Love my life!’ To the people who helped me, thanks, you tried but nothing worked. Flying home, I have crazy anxiety about losing my bag again #NightmareWithBA.”
What was meant to be a joyous celebration in one of the world’s most exciting cities became a tale of inconvenience and frustration. While the birthday trip didn’t go as planned, Dlamini’s candor and resilience in the face of such a frustrating situation have certainly resonated with her fans.
BA LOST MY LUGGAGE 😭@British_Airways Just landed in London to celebrate my birthday with my bestie. Luggage didn’t land with me though. No clothes, no toiletries, what a nightmare. I have photoshoots planned for work but I have none of my stuff to shoot..
— Minnie Dlamini (@MinnieDlamini) July 12, 2024Day 2 in London my bags are still not here 🤣
— Minnie Dlamini (@MinnieDlamini) July 13, 2024Day 3 in London I’m leaving tomorrow to go back home and I still don’t have my bag @British_Airways this is beyond messed up!!! My bag arrived in the UK yesterday morning… yoh hayi this inconvenienced me beyond!!! #MyTravelNightmare
— Minnie Dlamini (@MinnieDlamini) July 14, 2024Day 4 in London @British_Airways still no bag.
— Minnie Dlamini (@MinnieDlamini) July 15, 2024I got my bag!!! @British_Airways even though I had to drive 2hours to the courier depot because they just didn’t deliver my bag to my address after changing the delivery times every hour keeping me on edge and not knowing how to move ‘incase’ they showed up which they never did.… pic.twitter.com/r96ptK5l7F
— Minnie Dlamini (@MinnieDlamini) July 15, 2024
