Two baggage handlers at the Sabiha Gokcen airport in Istanbul have been arrested for stealing valuables from passengers’ luggage.
At least three such incidents occurred, Sabah reported.
On January 3, a passenger flying from Northern Cyprus to Istanbul found empty boxes in his luggage instead of a laptop and an expensive watch. On January 7, a woman flying to Amsterdam lost her laptop. On January 8, a passenger on a London-Istanbul flight said her laptop, 3 diamond necklaces, 8 necklaces and other jewelry were stolen.
These men face up to 14 years in prison.
