Additional thieves caught at Budapest Airport

A white gold ring was taken from the hold baggage of a passenger in January at Liszt Ferenc International Airport. Five days later, a watch and a vial of perfume were stolen from another traveller’s luggage, as Police.hu announced. The authorities have found even more stolen goods during their search.

According to NLCafe, Budapest Airport Ltd. reacted to the rumours about the luggage thefts in a Facebook post recently. They have stated that the delivery of luggage is in fact not their responsibility. “Check-ins and luggage records are executed by ground service companies under contract with the airlines. Budapest Airport Ltd. only provides infrastructure for these activities — in this case, the luggage carrier system and the software related to it.

Our Company’s employees do not contact the passengers’ luggage directly, except if a security issue arises in relation to a certain piece of luggage; for example, if it contains a forbidden object so it needs to be opened, which can only be executed under the surveillance of the Airport Police, recorded by a closed camera system.”

They advise their passengers who have lost anything from their luggage to contact their airline instead of Budapest Airport Ltd.