Nghe An: Passenger left suitcase containing more than 300 million VND and many gold bracelets on plane

Accordingly, at 10:00 a.m. this morning, on flight VN1262, departing at 7:30 a.m. from Ho Chi Minh City to Vinh International Airport, the flight attendantsVietnam Airlinesdiscovered a suitcase left in the passenger's luggage compartment.

All the money and gold were returned to the passengers who left them behind. Photo: Viet Phuong

When the suitcase was discovered, all passengers had left the plane. The flight attendants called Vietnam Airlines ground staff at Vinh International Airport to check the suitcase and make a record of the incident.

Checking inside the suitcase, there was a total of 315 million VND in cash, 1 necklace and 1 chain of 9999 gold.

Mr. Nguyen Anh Son - Head of Ground Services Department,Vinh International Airportsaid: The flight attendants of this flight discovered a piece of carry-on luggage left on the plane. When they opened it, they discovered money and gold, so they worked with the ground staff to count and make a record of the property. After that, the passenger returned to claim it and was verified by the airline representative to return it.

"There are quite a few cases of passengers forgetting their luggage after flights. There are cases where passengers forgot luggage worth up to several billion VND, but all of it was returned to the passengers by Vinh International Airport staff," said Mr. Son.