The odds of losing a bag while flying are falling year on year, with just 1 – 3% of all bags not ending up where they should be. The odds of that bag being lost forever is even more slim, as most are reunited with the owners within a couple of days. But what about… Continue reading What Happens To Passengers’ Lost Luggage?
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Gatwick Airport chaos: Baggage belt failure forces planes to depart without luggage
GATWICK airport flights have been thrown into chaos today after the baggage belt in the North Terminal broke down. Passengers face delays of over five hours while others have flown without their luggage. This is what you need to know Gatwick Airport passengers were affected by a “techncial issue” with the baggage belt in the… Continue reading Gatwick Airport chaos: Baggage belt failure forces planes to depart without luggage
Where does all the abandoned luggage at DIA lost and found go?
DENVER — With millions of people traveling through Denver International Airport lost and found every month, sometimes people leave things behind. Hundreds of pieces of empty, abandoned luggage end up in the loading docks of DIA every year. But they don’t end up in landfills. They end up donated to the homeless community of Denver.… Continue reading Where does all the abandoned luggage at DIA lost and found go?
Custodian accused of stealing guitar left at Jacksonville Airport lost and found Christmas Day
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 68-year-old custodian at Jacksonville International Airport lost and found found a $2,500 guitar left behind a seat near the Southwest airlines lost and found baggage claim area on Christmas Day and took it, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Ike Pernell was arrested that night and charged with grand theft. According… Continue reading Custodian accused of stealing guitar left at Jacksonville Airport lost and found Christmas Day
Rejjee Modernizes Lost and Found at US Airports Coast to Coast
BOSTON (PRWEB) December 10, 2018 Boston-based startup Rejjee, Inc. announces the expansion of its highly successful lost & found platform to airports nationwide, powered by a data sharing Agreement with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The joint goal of the program is to increase the recovery rate of all lost property, especially electronics, laptops, and… Continue reading Rejjee Modernizes Lost and Found at US Airports Coast to Coast
Brisbane Airport’s Lost Property Auction to help kids through The Courier-Mail Children’s Fund
IT IS amazing what gets left behind when you have 24 million people travelling through your premises each year. While it is not uncommon for designer handbags, laptops, cameras, clothing and jewellery to be handed into the lost property department at Brisbane Airport’s international and domestic airports, it is the weird and wonderful that sparks… Continue reading Brisbane Airport’s Lost Property Auction to help kids through The Courier-Mail Children’s Fund
Lost Luggage? Here’s How to Handle It- British Airways lost property
There are a lot of reasons to feel miserable at the airport, but there’s nothing quite like the sinking feeling of waiting at baggage claim—and waiting, and waiting, and waiting, until all the bags are gone, and you’re still standing there without your luggage. Airlines do occasionally misplace suitcases, and there are a few different… Continue reading Lost Luggage? Here’s How to Handle It- British Airways lost property
Annual public auction at Pittsburgh International Airport lost and found scheduled
The Allegheny County Airport Authority will conduct its annual public auction of abandoned vehicles, used Airport Authority vehicles and equipment, and other unclaimed items from Pittsburgh Airport lost and found at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Heavy Equipment Building on Cargo Road. Prior to the auction, the Airport Authority donated several boxes of items left… Continue reading Annual public auction at Pittsburgh International Airport lost and found scheduled
A day in the life of Cork Airport Lost Property units
THOUSANDS of people travelled via Cork Airport, Kent Station and Cork’s bus station this summer. Travelling can be stressful. Navigating airports and stations can fluster even the most seasoned of travellers, so it’s no wonder that personal belongings are often lost at airports, and on trains and buses. Every item that turns up in Cork… Continue reading A day in the life of Cork Airport Lost Property units
Remember that lost memory stick from Heathrow Airport lost property? The terrorist’s wet dream? So does the ICO
Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) has been fined £120,000 by the UK’s data watchdog for the loss of an unencrypted USB memory stick reportedly containing airport security data. The device misplaced by a HAL employee, as reported by El Reg, was said to house a trove of documents including routes and timings of airport security patrols,… Continue reading Remember that lost memory stick from Heathrow Airport lost property? The terrorist’s wet dream? So does the ICO