baggage

But – and it is a big but – Sir Tony would come to the role with much baggage.

There have been hundreds of flight delays after Collins Aerospace baggage and check-in software used by several airlines failed, with some boarding passengers using pen and paper.

But after the past 18 months or so, he also comes with a lot of baggage.

Air travellers are facing another day of disruption at several European airports including Heathrow, after a cyber-attack knocked out a check-in and baggage system.

The company added: "The impact is limited to electronic customer check-in and baggage drop and can be mitigated with manual check-in operations."