A spokesperson for the Nashville Airport said the problem started around 5:15 a.m. Thursday, when someone in the women's restroom stuffed a toilet with paper towels at the C-terminal where Southwest transports its bags. An overflow coming from a single toilet caused multiple bags to be coated in sewage water inside Nashville International Airport's baggage claim area.Folks at the airport began noticing the problem before dawn Wednesday. According to the airline’s statement, its employees “identified which bags may have been affected” and are “proactively contacting customers, processing bags and reuniting customers with their luggage.”

The airline said the leak didn’t cause any flight delays.
A sewage leak, due to a single toilet, contaminated about 200 passengers's bags at Nashville International Airport, according to Southwest Airlines.