Unclaimed Forgotten Luggage in Indian Airports is Auctioned and Amount Given to Charities


Have you ever lost any of your luggage/baggage/laptops/digital cameras/antique cameras and any other electronic stuff or just about anything in an airport? Please do bear in mind that lost things like these if found by the security officials at the airport are duly stored with the airport authorities.


Airport luggage missingMost of the times people, in a hurry forget so many things while running to catch a plane. Would the plane leave without them if they just make it on time and find some time to move accordingly rather than hurrying? I don’t think so. There are 3 formal intimations that a certain plane is about to leave and there is always a last call for remaining passengers.

Eventually, the forgotten luggage which comprises of electrical gadgets, designer clothes, cosmetics, liquor and other various pricey items end up at the Airport authorities. The authorities wait for a certain period and then auction off the goods.

If you are one of the unlucky person who has forgotten any valuable item in an airport and wish to check whether the security has got it, you can do it online.


Visit Central Industrial Security Force website, http://www.cisf.gov.in/ and provide the city and date on which you have forgotten your luggage. If they have the record of that particular luggage you can claim for it by providing substantial proof.

The list provided covers most of the important cities and the airports covered are vast. The frequency of the planes and the flow of travelers is constant and uprising on some days. So, forgetting one or the other is quite common.

But, the one simple advice is: Less Luggage More Comfort and Less to Forget

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