it’s a c**kup for sure, and the airline should know about it so things can get rectified. But they did the right thing: they found luggage without an attached passenger and removed it. Sadly in this case the passenger wasn’t attached due to a clerical error rather than there being no passenger, which is the c**kup.
So yes, report it to the airline and they’ll most likely compensate you for your troubles.
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