You might be hitting the airport to fly off on vacation this summer. But every now and then, something you brought with you stays there. As you might imagine, an BWI airport Lost and Found bin fills up with a lot of stuff every summer. And as we found out, it is not always what […]
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Cat found after being lost by Air Canada
Chester, a seven-month-old Scottish Fold kitten who was lost by Air Canada at the Montreal airport last month, has been found safe and sound — if a little skinny. Owner Amanda Stewart, who lives in Surrey, B.C., posted a picture of Chester to Facebook on Wednesday along with the comments: “Omg omg omg” and “Hi everyone ITS BEEN […]
A look inside Dulles airport lost and found
With an average 23,000 people racing through security on a daily basis at Dulles, you can understand why many items are left behind. Those items are kept in a small office on the ground floor of the airport. It’s the TSA’s lost and found. The most often forgotten item? Belts. But there are plenty of […]
4-Carat Diamond Ring Recovered at Newark Airport
A New Jersey woman feared she lost her 25th wedding anniversary ring at Newark Liberty International Airport — but, luckily, it was found by a TSA agent who knows her diamonds. Navnett Guleria, 52, said she took the ring off and hooked it to a bracelet inside her purse to step through a security checkpoint […]
Engagement rings, forgotten coats among items found at Newark airport lost and found
From jars of honey to diamond engagement rings, it all ends up in the Transportation Security Administration’s Lost and Found office. And for this week in particular, Super Bowl XLVII memorabilia items from fans at the game — like a seat cushion and ear muffs with the logo on it — are turning up in […]
TSA supervisor arrested after stealing from airport’s lost and found
A former Transportation Security Administration supervisor at Charlotte Douglas International Airport was arrested Thursday morning, after allegations he stole from the airport’s lost and found. TSA officials said Wednesday that Angel Caban, 33, was fired after the theft accusations surfaced. On Thursday, public records show Caban was arrested and charged with one count of misdemeanor […]
Sea-Tac’s airport logs over 30,000 lost items a year
There are laptops and cameras, passports and drivers licenses from all 50 states, plenty of luggage and bags, stuffed animals, jewelry and belts. Then there are the rare items like a violin, binoculars, false teeth and a prosthetic eye. Every year, 30,000 items show up inside Sea-Tac Airport’s lost and found — all of them […]
Nine Heathrow Airport staff arrested for stealing passengers’ lost property
Nine members of staff at Heathrow Airport have been arrested on suspicion of stealing items from lost property, police have confirmed. The suspects, six men and three women, are accused of being involved in 43 separate thefts, between May and September this year. Aged between 24 and 63, they were arrested by officers from the […]
Feline located in cargo building after being missing for days at Winnipeg airport
As the song goes, the cat came back, although not the next day. A feline that escaped his carrier on his way to board an Air Canada flight Saturday has been found. Owner Pat Torlen got a call from cargo employees at 3 a.m. Thursday morning saying that her cat, Lightning, was spotted in the […]
Flyers leave behind wedding rings, even artificial limb
A Passenger at heathrow airport catching London based Virgin Airlines left a prosthetic limb behind. Airport staff found the prosthetic limb in the washroom and it was successfully returned to the owner. For more information and details about this situation.. It is comprehensible that in their rush to disembark, passengers often leave behind their belongings […]