Tons of Valuable Items are Left Behind at London Heathrow Airport Lost and Found

If you’ve flown in a flight recently, then you know the answer. You take off your phones,laptops,shoes, belt, and any other items that could set off those body scanners. More often than not, though, those items get left behind.

“If you consider more than 2 million people travel everyday at different airports across the country, passengers are constantly forgetting or losing items at our security check points,” said a spokesperson for the Heathrow airport lost and found.

Those items that are left behind at the London Heathrow International Airport end up at the lost and found.London Heathrow Airport Lost and Found

Belongings are cataloged and stored for 30 days before being sent off to charity or destroyed, and if you think they’re forgettable items, then think again.

When looking through the lost and found, we noticed many phones,laptops, expensive watches, other forms of jewelry, and in one case, a single shoe that was one shoe short of a pair.

But wait, there’s more! In the lost and found are dozens of laptops, phones, tablets, and even cloths that go unclaimed each and every year.

“So for these big ticket items like a laptop, the TSA recommends you do this. Take your business card. Put some scotch tape on it and stick it on,” said Melendez.

London Heathrow International says only 15 to 20% of their lost items actually end up with their rightful owners.