An international survey
of 700 cabin crew by leading global travel search site Skyscanner reveals that parrots, glass
eyes and prosthetic legs are amongst a host of bizarre items found by cabin
crew after passengers had disembarked their flights.
The extensive list
includes a number of items, with many of these oddly being forgotten pets. Crew
members reported to have found a falcon, frog, tortoise, and even a parrot
abandoned at the end of the flight.
Dentures, underwear, a
bag of sand, and handcuffs also made the long list of weird and wonderful items
found by cabin crew, posing the question: ‘how on Earth did they manage to
forget that?’
Other items found were
just simply too random to comprehend, such as a single egg without packaging.
But some items found could have perhaps been linked, such as a written marriage
proposal and an unclaimed wedding dress.
It is no surprise that
when it comes to the regular travel essentials, passengers are woeful at
remembering to check if their important items are all in tow before hopping off
at their destination.
Almost a quarter (24%)
of the crew have found a lost passport on board, which actually outweighed the
number of lost phones (23%) and books (21%) also left behind. Dave Boyte, Market Development Manager Australia and New Zealand commented: ‘Forgetting your book or magazine happens often when disembarking and most of us have had that sinking feeling when misplacing your passport. But a prosthetic leg? Now surely that’s something you don’t forget?
Here are just some of the most random items that cabin crew have found on a plane:
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Live parrot
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Glass eye
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Prosthetic leg
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A bag of sand
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A clog
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Box of dried fish
·
One shoe
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Wedding dress
·
Bag of diamonds
·
Wig
·
Bag of onions
·
Toupee
·
Handcuffs
·
Double bass
·
One egg (without packaging)
·
Frog
·
Underwear
·
Written marriage proposal
Skyscanner conducted a survey of 700 cabin crew from 83 countries through Cabincrew.com.
Image of parrot, Copyright Tratong, 2013. Used under licence from Shutterstock.com.
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