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49ers Super Bowl XIX ring lost, then found at San Jose airport
An employee at Mineta San Jose International Airport has a new best friend. The ring was turned over to an airport volunteer who recognized it and took it to the lost and found. (USA TODAY IMAGES) Former 49ers center John Macaulay lost his Super Bowl XIX ring at SJC on Tuesday, according to Sal Pizarro…
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LaGuardia Airport lost and found overflows
In most cases, frantic travelers at LaGuardia Airport don’t intend to leave behind the thousands of items filling the bins and shelves at the lost-and-found office. They hear the “last call” flight warning over the loudspeakers and sprint from security checkpoints without belts, eyeglasses, car keys and an assortment of suitcases and roller bags. But…
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LONDON GATWICK LOST AND FOUND
Traveling is often a hectic experience. While racing to catch your flight or make a connection, it’s easy to accidentally leave something behind. If you’ve had this unhappy experience at London Gatwick Airport Lost and Found, the following information about this location’s Lost and Found services can help you locate and retrieve your lost item.…
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Hundreds of complaints filed with TSA over lost items at Hartfield
Channel 2 Action News has obtained documents that show passengers at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport report losing all kinds of valuables. Channel 2’s Scott MacFarlane found those items total about $250,000 in value. MacFarlane obtained a federal database that reveals 416 complaints filed with the Transportation Security Administration by Atlanta passengers between 2011 and 2012 claiming…
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Astonishing items left behind at Gatwick Airport lost property
MOST of us have misplaced an item or two in our rush to get from A to B – an umbrella or a pair of sunglasses perhaps. But few of us will have ever walked off and left behind a wedding dress, false teeth, crutches – or even a unicycle. And yet these are just…
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Chances of losing luggage rise in December, January, study says
If you plan to fly during the holiday season, the chances of an airline losing your luggage will increase sharply. The rate of mishandled luggage in December was as much as 35% higher than the annual average in the years 2008 through 2010, according to a study by NerdWallet.com, a personal finance analysis site. In…
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The Top 20 US Airports for TSA Theft
Your suitcase has been tagged and whisked away for a TSA security check before being loaded onto a plane en route to your final destination. How safe are the belongings inside? The TSA has fired nearly 400 employees for allegedly stealing from travelers, and for the first time, the agency is revealing the airports where…
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Air Canada May Lose Luggage But Finds a Yacht
Passengers and crew aboard an Air Canada flight are being credited for their assistance in locating a lost yacht and its crew in distress off the coast of Australia. Air Canada flight 033 from Vancouver and another Air New Zealand jet, flying from Auckland, were headed to Sydney when they were both asked to divert…
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‘Airport 24/7: Miami’: Latest Episode Focuses On Airport’s Lost And Found (VIDEO)
This week’s episode of “Airport 24/7: Miami” is called “Catch a Thief” and it appropriately focuses on the unfortunate nitty-gritty of airports: thieves, the lost and found, and passengers’ anger over lost luggage. The episode even features a sting operation that illustrates how thefts happen to unassuming travelers. Check out the clip above to go…
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Convicted TSA Officer Reveals Secrets of Thefts at Airports
Pythias Brown, a former TSA screener at Newark airport in New Jersey, was sentenced to three years in federal prison in 2009 for stealing from passenger luggage. Lost something at the airport? File a lost item report and we'll help connect you with the right airport or airline lost and found.
