A live parrot, a glass eye
and a bag of sand are just a few of the bizarre items left behind on planes
each year, according to a survey of 700 international cabin crew by leading
global travel search site Skyscanner.
Cabin crew has reported an
extensive list of items found on flights after passengers have disembarked. It
includes a surprising number of forgotten pets, with crew members reporting to
have found a falcon, frog, tortoise, as well as a parrot abandoned at the end
of a flight.
Dentures, underwear, a
glass eye and a prosthetic leg were also in the long list of weird and
wonderful items revealed by cabin crew, and which pose the question; ‘how did
the passenger manage to forget them?’ Other items found were just simply
random: a single egg (without packaging), a bag of sand and a written marriage
proposal. Whether the latter was intended for a cabin crew member or a
passenger is unclear. And let’s hope the lost wedding dress found its owner
before the big day.
When it comes to the more
regular travel essentials, it seems that passengers are no less forgetful.
Almost a quarter (24%) of crew have found a lost passport on board, which is
even higher than the number of phones (23%) and books (21%) left behind.
Victoria Bailie,
Skyscanner spokesperson said; “Many of us have left something behind when we’ve
traveled such as a book or magazine. However, this survey has revealed that
some people have left some quite bizarre items on board and items such as the
glass eye and prosthetic leg make you wonder how they could have been missed by
the owner. I’m sure one or two items have raised a few smiles among the cabin
crew.”
Here are just some of the
most random items that cabin crew has found on a plane:
Live parrot
Glass eye
Prosthetic leg
A bag of sand
A clog
Box of dried fish
One shoe
Wedding dress
Bag of diamonds
Wig
Bag of onions
Toupee
Handcuffs
Double bass
One egg (without
packaging)
Frog
Underwear
Written marriage proposal
