2infinity
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Family and I were on a Qantas flight from AKL-SYD in January. As a special surprise, I arranged for the flight in J. My 8yo was loving the lie flat bed experience in the A330 and took off his brand new watch he got at xmas and placed it in one of the compartments. As a parent, I just happened to get a few photos of him enjoying himself. Shortly after disembarking, he informed me he couldn't find his watch. We went through his belongings and confirmed it wasn't there. I looked at the photos I took of him and low and behold, there was the watch fully visible in the photo. While we were checking in for our onward domestic J flight, we informed the checkin staff, even showing the photo. She just gave me the phone number to call for lost baggage, which I called directly after checking in. Only response was, the watch hadn't been handed in yet, call back later. Several call backs over the ensuing weeks. Nothing.
Either a passenger exiting the plane nabbed it, but I think unlikely, as most people are focussed on exiting the plane, due to the build up of passengers behind them, rather than scanning emptied seats for items they can pilfer. Also leaning over an emptied seat would seem obvious and suspicious, making most people unlikely to take that action. It is slightly possible that the next passenger in that seat could have found it if the cleaners didn't notice it, but I think it is more probable that the cleaners scored a brand new watch.
I always double check I have everything when I travel and am pretty sure I haven't left anything behind when travelling solo. But when travelling with kids, this gets harder. We've been travelling for a number of years as a family now and this is the first incident. Will have to double my vigilance.
Either a passenger exiting the plane nabbed it, but I think unlikely, as most people are focussed on exiting the plane, due to the build up of passengers behind them, rather than scanning emptied seats for items they can pilfer. Also leaning over an emptied seat would seem obvious and suspicious, making most people unlikely to take that action. It is slightly possible that the next passenger in that seat could have found it if the cleaners didn't notice it, but I think it is more probable that the cleaners scored a brand new watch.
I always double check I have everything when I travel and am pretty sure I haven't left anything behind when travelling solo. But when travelling with kids, this gets harder. We've been travelling for a number of years as a family now and this is the first incident. Will have to double my vigilance.