Four stranded travellers — a bear, a monkey, a dog, and a lamb — currently taking refuge in the lost and found at the Halifax airport are one step closer to finding their way home.Halifax Airport lost and found The stuffed animals were turned into the lost and found in October. It’s one of those… Continue reading A plea to help stranded travellers — the stuffed kind — at the Halifax airport
Newlywed Who Lost Wedding Ring at LaGuardia Airport Will Get It Back in Time for Thanksgiving
A Florida newlywed says he cried when he learned that his missing wedding ring was found at a New York City airport and would be returned to him in time for Thanksgiving. The Hillsboro Beach, Florida resident took off his ring and left it in a checkpoint bin as he was traveling through LaGuardia Airport… Continue reading Newlywed Who Lost Wedding Ring at LaGuardia Airport Will Get It Back in Time for Thanksgiving
The TSA Instagram account is a treasure trove of insane items travelers try to get through airport security.
Celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Taylor Swift may be the queens of Instagram, but there is one account that is more hilarious (and terrifying) than any other: @tsa. Yes, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is on social media too, boasting 508,000 followers and sharing some of the crazy things passengers have attempted to get through… Continue reading The TSA Instagram account is a treasure trove of insane items travelers try to get through airport security.
K9 unit rescues mini pinscher abandoned at Naia
A stray dog believed to have been accidentally left behind by his owner at Ninoy Aquino International Airport lost and found (Naia) was rescued by security personnel on Monday afternoon. The miniature pinscher was earlier spotted dodging vehicles and running around the Naia Terminal 1 parking area. Reynon Flores, head of the Manila International Airport… Continue reading K9 unit rescues mini pinscher abandoned at Naia
Airport worker returns congresswoman’s pouch with over P100K cash
MANILA – An honest airport wheelchair attendant assigned at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 returned a pouch with over P100,000 in cash to its owner. Wheelchair attendant Valiente Namion immediately turned over the pouch to the Lost and Found Section of the Manila International Airport Authority. Manila airport lost and found Manila… Continue reading Airport worker returns congresswoman’s pouch with over P100K cash
Airport security could add £500 to the cost of your holiday
The half-term escape is tantalisingly close but jet-setting travellers may need to factor up to £500 extra into their trip to cover the cost of airport security seizures. Tight hand baggage restrictions mean the list of prohibited items is broad (it includes tent pegs, for example) and new research has found that a quarter of… Continue reading Airport security could add £500 to the cost of your holiday
Buyers snap up things airport travelers leave behind
It’s a snapshot into the forgotten things that travelers leave behind while they wait to catch their flights: watches, phone chargers, fitbits, belts, umbrellas, even cars abandoned by their owners. This year, the Allegheny County Airport lost and found Authority counted 17 abandoned vehicles featured at its annual auction of unclaimed items and used airport… Continue reading Buyers snap up things airport travelers leave behind
There’s a giant store in Alabama that sells your lost luggage to strangers
Americans who have ever wondered where their lost luggage ends up might not expect it be a store in Alabama. Scottsboro, Alabama, is home to the Unclaimed Baggage Center, a 40,000 square-foot warehouse filled with items gleaned from luggage lost all over the country. The store got its start in 1970, when an entrepreneurial-minded part-time… Continue reading There’s a giant store in Alabama that sells your lost luggage to strangers
Airport handyman climbed through soffit to steal from lost and found room
A former Malta International Airport lost and found employee caught trying to steal valuable items from the airport’s lost and found room was handed a suspended sentence today. Marco Camilleri, 45, had worked with the airport as a carpenter and maintenance worker for 25 years. In July 2015, he was caught scrambling up some shelves… Continue reading Airport handyman climbed through soffit to steal from lost and found room
Pittsburgh airport lost and found to auction lost, abandoned items
Sometime in the past year, a 1996 Honda Civic was left at the Pittsburgh Airport lost and found after the owner went on a trip and wound up in jail. The car sat in the airport parking lot for more than 45 days before it was towed away, airport spokesman Bob Kerlik said. A 2013… Continue reading Pittsburgh airport lost and found to auction lost, abandoned items