The British Airways passenger leaves his Apple Airpods on the plane and now watches them fly from his London home to BA’s offices at Heathrow every day via the Find My app
- A 33-year-old city worker misplaced the wireless headphones on his flight to London Heathrow
- He reported her missing and used the Find My app to track her down
- Now he sees her going to the airport in the care of the person who took her
- British Airways says it is helping the passenger and is investigating what happened
A British Airways Passenger who left their headphones on the plane now uses a tracking app to watch the person who picked them up taking them to work each day.
The 33-year-old city worker lost his Apple AirPods on a flight from Austin, Texas to London Heathrow, three weeks ago.
He reported her missing after the flight, but later used the Find My app, a service that allows people to track the location of their Apple devices iPhone in an effort to find her.
Now the angry traveler must keep track of the daily commutes to and from work of the person who took the wireless headphones.
He says the AirPods, which can cost up to £240, travel from a central London flat to the British Airways Global Learning Academy at Heathrow Airport every day.
The angry traveler says he can watch every day as they are taken to the British Airways Global Learning Academy at Heathrow Airport
He said: “I left my AirPods in the seat back on a flight from Austin three weeks ago.
‘I reported it to the lost and found office.’
He’s posted photos to Facebook that he says show where they are right now after tracking them down on the Find My app.
British Airways says it is helping the passenger after reporting it to the airline.
A spokesman for the airline said: “We are currently investigating the matter.”
MailOnline assumes that the devices could have been taken by an airport employee and not by a BA employee.
People on social media have rallied to support the man, with some suggesting he is taking matters into his own hands.
Fellow flier Ian McKenna said: “Incredible, or rather, it should be.
‘Surely it should be, flying so much, serving.’
The 33-year-old city worker lost the Apple AirPods (stock image), a type of wireless headphones, on a flight from Austin, Texas to London Heathrow
Angelo Edades joked: “Can you stake out near the address?
“This is good entertainment.”
Nikki Nicholson said: “Call the police, sure it’s their job to get her back for you.”
But Alan Cox said: “Maybe not just be negligent and take responsibility.”
