On the morning of October 11, a male passenger returning from Korea was fortunate to have two security officers at Noi Bai International Airport help him retrieve his forgotten backpack, which contained more than 15,000 USD (equivalent to more than 370 million VND).

The incident occurred at 11:45 p.m. on October 10. While on duty to ensure security and order in the public area, the arrival hall of Passenger Terminal T2, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh, an employee of the Car Park Security Team, and Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tin, a member of the Mobile Security Team, discovered a black backpack at column 14, hall A2, 1st floor.

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USD in a backpack left by a passenger at Noi Bai airport. Photo: NIA

The above mentioned staff quickly handled the procedure, checked for explosives, conducted security screening and handed it over to the team. Upon inspection, the backpack contained 15,075 USD and many important documents bearing the name of D.VS.

Luckily, passenger D.VS, after leaving the airport and moving closer to Hanoi, discovered that he had left his backpack behind and immediately returned to the airport to look for it.

Mr. Đ.VS was guided by the staff to the Mobile Security Team's duty room for verification. At 00:30 on October 11, Mr. Đ.VS happily signed to receive the property back.

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Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh returned the backpack to the passenger who left it behind. Photo: NIA

Mr. Đ.VS said that because he was traveling with a group, he thought the backpack had been left on the bus. “It was very lucky that the security guards were very responsible and discovered it in time, otherwise I wouldn’t have known where to look for it,” Mr. Đ.VS said, adding that this was the money he had saved while working in Korea.

Noi Bai Airport representative recommends that passengers should check their luggage before leaving the airport. For assistance in finding lost luggage at Noi Bai International Airport within 24 hours from the time of leaving it, passengers should contact the hotline of Noi Bai Aviation Security Center.

After 24 hours from the time of forgetting, passengers contact the Lost and Found Department - Noi Bai International Airport or the iNIA application on their smartphone.