Bumpy start to holidays for travellers as Qantas staff shortage leads to luggage lag

Holidaymakers are arriving at their destinations without luggage as airlines struggle with labour shortages. Photograph: Con Chronis/AAP

Qantas passengers are starting their holidays without their bags, as the airline strains under demand.

The delays have forced travellers to spend hundreds of dollars on new clothes with some waiting almost a week for bags to arrive.