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Air France Flight Returns to Paris After Passenger Loses Phone, Raising Safety Concerns

TAn Air France flight from Paris to Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, was forced to turn back mid-journey after a passenger lost their phone, prompting safety concerns. Flight AF750 took off from Paris at 11:52 a.m. on Friday, crossing the English Channel en route to the French Caribbean island. Despite thorough searches, the crew was unable to locate the missing device. Given the potential fire risk posed by lithium-ion batteries, the decision was made to return to Paris as a precautionary measur...

American Airlines mishandled and lost more luggage than any carrier last year

U.S. airlines lost or mishandled almost 3 million pieces of luggage in 2019, and nearly a third of those were on American Airlines flights.

Fort Worth-based American fell to last in 2019 in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s rankings for mishandled and lost luggage, botching delivery on 8.48 of every 1,000 pieces of baggage. To compare, Southwest Airlines’ mishandled baggage rate was about half that.

The data includes numbers for American and its branded codeshare partner...

Auckland Airport lost property sparks hunt for toy’s missing owner

Do you recognise this bunny?

New Zealand’s busiest airport is having a clear-out of its lost property, but one item has jumped out at Auckland Airport staff as in need of finding its way home for Christmas.

Manager of the Auckland airport lost property, Kelvin Jiang said the cuddly toy was handed in on 10 November at Auckla...