The 20 weirdest things ever left on a plane

If you're still crying over the Game Boy you left on board your flight to Orlando in the early '90s, imagine the guys who've hobbled off planes without their prosthetic limbs, wandered away with a cool breeze tickling their (now) bald heads, or departed unaware that their pet parrot is no longer, well, parroting everything the pilot says. Basically, people have left behind some really, really weird stuff.

And to find out how weird, Skyscanner recently surveyed over 700 flight attendants from 83 countries. Here are 20 of the most outrageous items they reported ever finding on board.

parrot
Flickr user Derrick coetzee

A parrot.

diamonds
flickr user Kim Alaniz

A bag of diamonds.

fish
Wikimedia

A box of dried fish.

onions
flickr user Dubravko Sori?

A bag of onions.

falcon
Flickr user Tambako the Jaguar

A falcon.

A prosthetic leg.
Flickr user Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

A prosthetic leg.

bass
flickr user ian riley

A double bass.

wig
flickr user ben smith

A wig.

glass eye
wikipedia

A glass eye.

Flickr user Mishimoto

One clog.

frog
flickr user Stephen Michael Barnett

One frog.

dentures
Flickr user Kathy McGraw

Dentures.

toupee
alibaba

A toupee.

note
flickr user jessica diamond

A handwritten marriage proposal.

handcuffs
flickr user campco photos

Handcuffs.

wedding dress
flickr user matt kowal

A wedding dress.

underwear
flickr user Richard Schatzberger

Underwear.

sand
Mare 2

A bag of sand.

egg
wikimedia

One egg, sans packaging or shell.


Sophie-Claire Hoeller is Thrillist's über-efficient German associate travel editor. She's the child who left her Game Boy on a flight once, and she's never forgiven herself for it. Follow her @Sohostyle