An investigation is under way after a locked suitcase was opened and valuable 21st birthday gifts stolen after it had been checked in at a UK airport. The Read family were heading to Portugal where daughter Ella would be celebrating her milestone birthday.
They checked in their luggage at Manchester Airport but when they arrived in Lisbon they discovered the padlock on the case was missing and jewellery and cards containing cash for Ella were gone. The airport, easyJet and baggage handlers are all carrying out an investigation into what happened between the family handing over their case and getting it back at the end of the flight.
Ella's mum, Catherine, said: "We're absolutely shocked that this can happen. You pay for a service, you pay for a suitcase and you even put a padlock on it and this happens. It's an absolute disgrace,"
