Airport worker returns $74,404 left on plane

ISTANBUL

An employee at Istanbul Atatürk Airport handed the authorities money amounting to $74,404, a smartphone and a wristwatch, which were left by a passenger on a plane on March 18.

Ahmet Kanat, an employee of the Turkish Ground Services (TGS) company, found the lost belongings—including $71,420, 2,700 euros, 40 Turkish Liras, a smartphone and a wristwatch—and immediately informed his superiors, website Airporthaber reported.

Kanat found them under a blanket while he was cleaning the seats, the report stated.

The belongings were returned to the passenger of flight number TK771 from Kuwait City to Istanbul.