Furious Banshees Of Inisherin star Barry Keoghan slams British Airways after the airline lost his suitcase and ‘tons of sentimental stuff’ – as he travelled to Los Angeles for the Oscars
- Barry Keoghan is nominated for Best Actor at the ceremony on March 12
- He accused British Airways of ‘bad customer service’ in a now-deleted tweet
Barry Keoghan has criticised British Airways for its ‘bad customer service’ after losing his suitcase on the way to Los Angeles for the Oscars.
The Irish actor said he was taking ‘tons of sentimental stuff’ for the show on Sunday and that the airline could not ‘seem to be helpful’.
Keoghan is nominated for best supporting actor at the 95th Academy awards for his role in dark Irish comedy The Banshees Of Inisherin.
In a now-deleted tweet posted on Wednesday, he wrote: ‘Lost my suitcase with @British-Airways and they can’t seem to be any way helpful in one bit.
‘Here in LA for Oscars and had tons of sentimental stuff I wanted to wear and bring with me.
Barry Keoghan slammed BA for poor customer service after sentimental items were lost with his luggage
Keoghan has been nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for his role in The Banshees Of Inisherin
‘Such bad customer service. Sent me to LAX to tell me they can’t help me. Tut tut.’
British Airways responded with a message: ‘We’re sorry to hear what happened. Please send us your WorldTracer bag reference number via DM along with as much information as possible so we can take a closer look.
‘We may need to ask you a few more questions for data protection.’
Keoghan’s best supporting actor nod is his first Oscars nomination, and he will go head to head with Banshees co-star Brendan Gleeson in the category.
He previously won the Bafta award for best supporting actor for his performance in the film, in which he plays Dominic Kearney.
The Banshees’ other stars, Colin Farrell and Kerry Condon, are also nominated at this year’s Oscars, in the best actor and best supporting actress categories respectively.
The film picked up a total of nine nominations at the ceremony, including for the coveted best picture award.
The 95th Academy Awards will take place on March 12 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
After tweeting about his lost luggage Keoghan attracted attention online as other BA customers shared their own stories of suitcase nightmares.
One tweeted: ‘Of all the suitcases British airways could lose, Barry Keoghan on his way to the Oscars?! What a PR nightmare.’
This is a breaking news story and is being updated.