A passenger rummaging in the seat pocket on a Qantas flight from Melbourne to Los Angeles has found a huge stash of cash – and nobody has claimed it.
The discovery was made on Sunday 22 July on flight QF94 and the amount found was AUD 1900 in cash, Yahoo7 reported, quoting a Qantas spokesman.
The passenger who made the discovery will get none of the cash, however. Instead of pocketing it, the honest traveller reported the find and handed the wad of bills to the cabin manager, according to the report.
There’s an old joke that goes: “A hundred-dollar bill has been found on the floor of the theatre. Would the owner please queue up outside the manager’s office.”
That’s not not how it went in real life though, because nobody on the flight stepped forward to claim the money and inquiries by Qantas have so far proved fruitless.
Qantas has alerted the Australian Federal Police and is holding onto the money “waiting for its owner to claim it,” the spokesman said.
“If it’s not claimed after three months, the money will be donated to UNICEF.”
UNICEF, the United Nations children’s fund, benefits from loose change in foreign currency that Qantas passengers drop into envelopes aboard. The charity will be delighted with AUD 1900.
Written by Peter Needham
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