Originally Posted by
Kensterfly
If the ramp service guys were unloading in a thunderstorm and there was lightning nearby, they would be required to go inside until the threat of lightning was over. This could have accounted for your, basically short, delay.
They may also have had to unload in heavy rain, which would have soaked the bags. Wet bags does not necessarily indicate negligence on the part of the rampers.
No lightening and not particularly heavy rain, though by all means it was rain and not just drizzle. I wouldn't call the best part of 2 hours a short delay at that time of night when there were no other planes being offloaded, and neither did the BA staff who were frantically trying to get hold of anyone, however at least the bags did turn up eventually.
I didn't and am not complaining, merely sharing my experience and the impressions I got from BA staff, as my experience of the bags taking a while to appear is consistent with the OPs and might indicate a trend in Edi at that time of night.