Person left an item behind on airplane.

Teaforlife

I'm only recently back from a holiday and on the flight over a person in front of me left a small amount of money behind on the floor. Is there anyway I can get the name of the person that was sitting in the next row so I can contact them through Facebook Messenger or Email? Does Dublin Airport have records of the people on my flight last Tuesday? I tried to search for the person on arrival on Tuesday but they weren't too be seen when I left the flight. Now that I'm back in the country, I want to try and find the person who left this behind on the plane. Has anyone ever got in contact with a person who was sitting near them about something they lost?

Atlantic Dawn

Contact the airline.

Airline is unlikely to give the name to you as you could be someone looking for the contact details for dodgy purposes, they will just act as middleman to send on the money.

wench

Nobody will give you contact details for other passengers.

Have you contacted the airline?

Teaforlife

The airline doesn't do databases on passenger names anyways. So I think I'm better off contacting the airport instead.

Teaforlife

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119009560#Comment_119009560

Yes I have. They don't keep databases of passenger names on flights.

Ash.J.Williams

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058244287/person-left-an-item-behind-on-airplane

you took money that wasn't yours off a plane?

TheChizler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119009593#Comment_119009593

They have to, but they won't give you the name for sure. Airline lost and found is the best place, maybe send an email first and reference it so it's less likely to be pocketed. Fair play for returning it.

Teaforlife

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119009611#Comment_119009611

No the airport keeps the database. They have a record of all flights and the passengers.

CreadanLady

You should not have taken it. You should have alterted the cabin crew to the lost money.

An airline are not going to go giving out names and addresses of passengers! Jesus, did you only arrive to earth yesterday or what to think that they might?

The airport are not going to help you either. The airport have nothing to do with passengers, they just facilitate business between the airlines and their passengers. The airport staff will just tell you to get back on to the airline as it is not their problem.

How much are we talking here? €20, €50, €100? Unless we are looking at significant sum of money, into the hundreds, then it is probably more hassle than it is worth and you would be probably just better off donating it to a charity and say no more. If you want to pursue getting it back to its owner, then get on to the airline again about any lost and found service they offer.

L1011

Once you took it off the plane, the person who left it there is never getting it back. You needed to hand it up to the airline staff at the time.

Teaforlife

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119009645#Comment_119009645

Less than €10

spurious

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119009656#Comment_119009656

Give it to charity or buy a few packets of biscuits and leave them into your local fire station/health clinic/creche/library.

Atlantic Dawn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119009656#Comment_119009656

Put it in a charity box and forget about it.

CreadanLady

Ah for fúck sake.

Put it in the poor box and stop wasting your and other people's time over a lost fiver.

Did you ever hear the like of it!