MAINTENANCE workers at Manila Ninoy Aquino Airport lost and found (Naia) recently turned in nearly P100,000 worth of gadgets, wrist watches and different currencies left behind by passengers. Employees of Philippine Airport Ground Support Solutions Inc. at Naia Terminal 1, they will receive commendations for their honesty in today’s flag-raising rites. Building attendant Chrissie Muyot… Continue reading Manila Ninoy Aquino Airport workers win recognition
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Darwin airport turns to social media to find owners of old photo album
A decades-old family photo album collecting dust in an airport lost property section looks set to make its way back to its owner thanks to social media. The brown and gold album and a framed and faded woman’s portrait photograph turned up at Darwin International Airport. A couple of months ago one of the airport’s… Continue reading Darwin airport turns to social media to find owners of old photo album
Even seasoned travelers leave money behind at TSA checkpoints
COLONIE — Seasoned travelers – like people who frequently enter courthouses – know it’s a pain to have loose change in their pockets. The best advice is to leave it home or in the car. Otherwise travelers have to dump their coins out to go through a metal detector screening. Maybe not surprisingly, not everyone… Continue reading Even seasoned travelers leave money behind at TSA checkpoints
Rogue Valley International Airport donates unclaimed lost and found items
Medford, Ore. – When it comes to lost items in an airport, many may think that they are lost for good, but in the Rogue Valley International Airport, the outlook is not so bleak. The airport organizes items by when they are found, where in the airport they are found and short descriptions of the… Continue reading Rogue Valley International Airport donates unclaimed lost and found items
What happens to stuff you lose at Dubai airport?
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