The Dubai International Airport organised an auction of lost items collected at the airport over the past few months between August 16 and 18, as per instructions from the Dubai Police. The police department’s Auction Committee and the General Department of Airport security held the auction in the presence of Abdulla Al Muhairi, head of… Continue reading What happens to stuff you lose at Dubai airport?
New research reveals ‘weird to wonderful’ items lost at UK airports everyday
New research from Travel Supermarket has revealed that thousands of ‘weird to wonderful’ items are lost every day at airports across the UK. According to the research, passengers left behind 26,543 items at the Heathrow Airport lost property alone in the year ending May 2016. Between May 2015 and 2016, the UK’s busiest airport recorded… Continue reading New research reveals ‘weird to wonderful’ items lost at UK airports everyday
Wallet with €5,000 is lost, man who found it and kept the money is taken to court
Mr Lu dropped his wallet at the parking lot reserved for rental cars at MIA. Photos: Matthew Mirabelli Lu Guoping’s first visit to Malta started off on the wrong foot when he lost his wallet at Malta International Airport parking lot on Saturday night. Read more Malta Airport lost and found and Malta Airport lost… Continue reading Wallet with €5,000 is lost, man who found it and kept the money is taken to court
Inside the Portland Airport’s Lost and Found
PORTLAND, Ore .— Did you lose your leaf blower at Portland International Airport? Missing you accordion? Maybe you forgot your marriage certificate. Over the past year, passengers lost 26,813 items at PDX. Those misplaced belongings ended up in the airport’s Lost and Found. “Everything back here is lost,” said Noelle Steffanson as she walks through… Continue reading Inside the Portland Airport’s Lost and Found
Air France under fire for lost bag, no wheelchair
MARIGOT–Air France has been severely criticised by a St. Martiner for its ‘very poor’ follow-up over a claim for a lost bag which has still not been found, and the airline’s inability to provide a wheelchair in Paris that was paid for in advance. Alex Pierre told The Daily Herald that his mother, brother and… Continue reading Air France under fire for lost bag, no wheelchair
A bear hunt at Denver International Airport
For all the pressing concerns at Denver International Airport like on-time flights, security… We think it’s impressive, the lengths they’re going to to find a teddy bear. A 4-year-old, very much loved stuffed animal, known only as Bear. Bear is loved and missed by a 4-year-old named Michael, whose family frantically posted on Craigslist and… Continue reading A bear hunt at Denver International Airport
Forgot something at a Bay Area airport? Head to lost and found
OAKLAND — Tom Petty and his precious guitar. A bride-to-be and her expensive engagement ring. A former 49er and his prized Super Bowl ring. Suffice to say, while those three people may have never crossed paths, one thing they have in common is that all three lost their treasured belongings at Bay Area airports. They… Continue reading Forgot something at a Bay Area airport? Head to lost and found
Woman accidentally leaves her laptop at Stansted Airport… and now ‘has travel to Romania to collect it’
A WOMAN who lost her laptop at Stansted airport says Ryanair flew her device to Romania and now they won’t give it back. Susan Connolly, who lives in Cambridge, got on a Ryanair plane from Dublin to London on April 25. Read more Stansted airport lost and found & Stansted airport lost property The 31-year-old… Continue reading Woman accidentally leaves her laptop at Stansted Airport… and now ‘has travel to Romania to collect it’
Couple Returns Envelope Full of Cash Found at Barcelona Airport to Its Rightful Owner
Javier Castellanos and his wife, Felice Kaufmann, took the concept of lost and found to the next level during their recent trip to Spain. Castellanos modestly compared his tireless efforts to return an envelope full of cash he found at an airport to the everyday experience of notifying a person that they left something behind.… Continue reading Couple Returns Envelope Full of Cash Found at Barcelona Airport to Its Rightful Owner
The 10 lessons I learned after leaving my iPad on a plane
Joan Weissgerber learned a lot of lessons after leaving her iPad behind on a plane. Among them, a distinctive lock screen can help you identify your device in lost and found. She uses a painting she made of her late Siamese, Schatzie. Courtesy of Joan Weissgerber My husband and I had a very early departure… Continue reading The 10 lessons I learned after leaving my iPad on a plane