Grieving mother sues American Airlines for allegedly losing daughter’s ashes

In February 2016, Iddy Pierre-Canel said goodbye to her daughter, Carm-Idrelle Casseus, who died at just 28 years old. Following her untimely death, Pierre-Canel planned her daughter’s funeral and had her body cremated. In March 2016, Pierre-Canel traveled from Baltimore, where her daughter’s funeral was held, back to her home in Tucson, Arizona. According to… Continue reading Grieving mother sues American Airlines for allegedly losing daughter’s ashes

Irish family gets stuck in airport limbo in Barcelona

Have you ever wondered what happens if you misplace your passport while travelling with Ryanair and the airline don’t do anything to help you out? Wonder no more. It is a long story so you might want to fasten your seatbelt and settle in. The story started in January 2015 when a reader called Orlaith… Continue reading Irish family gets stuck in airport limbo in Barcelona

Lost dog WestJet put on wrong flight found safe near Hamilton airport

After a long, strange plane trip that began in Halifax and should have ended in Newfoundland, Terri Pittman has finally found her lost labradoodle Cooper — near Hamilton International Airport. After enduring torrential rains overnight, Cooper was found wet and hungry by a group of residents early Friday. He was cold and scared, but otherwise… Continue reading Lost dog WestJet put on wrong flight found safe near Hamilton airport

John Legend’s bag stolen at JFK Airport; Suspect charged with grand larceny

JFK Airport lost and found

JAMAICA, Queens (WABC) — A Queens man is facing grand larceny charges after allegedly stealing a bag belonging to John Legend at John F. Kennedy Airport lost and found on Thursday. The Grammy- and Academy Award-winning singer had just arrived from France when 63-year-old Agustin Hilario swiped the Louis Vuitton bag from a luggage cart,… Continue reading John Legend’s bag stolen at JFK Airport; Suspect charged with grand larceny

Airline baggage theft: The most common place for carry-on and checked baggage theft

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The scene, Milas-Bodrum Airport in southern Turkey, just arrived. As I exit the terminal into a soggy afternoon I open my luggage to get a jacket but when I reach for the lock, there isn’t one. And one of the eyes on the zipper pulls has been wrenched apart. With a queasy feeling, I unzip… Continue reading Airline baggage theft: The most common place for carry-on and checked baggage theft

3,000 items lost monthly at Sea-Tac Airport

SeaTac lost and found

SEATAC, Wash. — Seattle-Tacoma Airport lost and found continues to shatter attendance records, and that means more people are also losing their belongings. The Lost and Found office is a quiet space operated by the YWCA and is a unique partnership between the organization and the Port of Seattle. It employs a handful of women… Continue reading 3,000 items lost monthly at Sea-Tac Airport

A Look Inside Washington Airport lost and found

Washington Airport lost and found

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Behind a nondescript door on the baggage claim level of BWI airport lost and found are thousands of items the TSA has recovered from checkpoints. The small lost and found office has cabinets overflowing with everything from belts to books to glasses, IDs and lots of laptops, which are easier than you’d… Continue reading A Look Inside Washington Airport lost and found

Tugade gives honest men at airport bear hugs and checks

Manila Ninoy Aquino Airport lost and found

Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade showed his appreaciation for three honest men by giving them bear hugs and checks on Thursday. The three men had returned a total of some P1 million in cash left behind by passengers at the Manila Ninoy Aquino Airport lost and found(Naia). He tagged as heroes taxi driver Antonio Infanta, wheelchair… Continue reading Tugade gives honest men at airport bear hugs and checks

Cork airport is desperately trying to reunite this lost pink teddy bear with its owners

Last Sunday staff in Cork Airport lost and found stumbled upon a lost pink teddy. Instead of bunging it in the Lost and Found department, they’ve made it their mission to find that now-empty-handed child. By snapping a photo a day of the teddy doing a variety of things, the airport are doing their damnedest… Continue reading Cork airport is desperately trying to reunite this lost pink teddy bear with its owners

RM1 million drugs discovered in KL International Airport’s lost and found department

SEPANG — Police are hunting for the owners of three suitcases seized at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport lost and found department in which 49.5kg of a drug-making substance was discovered in them. The substance, worth about RM1 million (S$318,700), were found on Jan 22 in the suitcases registered to three foreigners from Dhaka, Bangladesh.… Continue reading RM1 million drugs discovered in KL International Airport’s lost and found department