My wife and I returned on Saturday Morning to East Midlands Airport
from a great holiday in Dassia, Corfu.
When we collected one of our suitcases from the arrivals carousel we
found that the padlock had been removed and the suitcase had been opened. Although the inside of the case had obviously been sifted through,
nothing had been stolen.
When we went to the Serviceair desk to report this, there were other people in the queue from the same flight who had experienced the same
problem. Some of these people had had valuables stolen, so we were
lucky - we only lost a padlock!
The policeman who was stood alongside the Serviceair desk confirmed
that there were quite a few incidents from Corfu planes over the last few days.
We flew with Kosmar Holidays and plane was run by Slovakian Airways.
I can only think that Corfu Airport are currently employing some dodgy
baggage handlers.
Please be aware, and don't leave anything of great value in your suitcase.
Phil
Thanks for that information. We go to Corfu in September lets hope they sort that propblem out by then. We will have to make sure we keep anything valuables in our hand luggage I think. Something else to think about now!
Are you sure it happened at Corfu airport. Could it have happened at your UK airport?
If you could see where and how the luggage is loaded in Corfu you would realise that it would be difficult to do what the esteemed policeman suggested. There have been suggestions of this nature before and it has been proven that there has been active rackets in the UK in the same way as within the postal service. I have never known of any incident in winter when there are no direct flights, there is more time and opportunity in winter , what does that tell you?
Well, think I might just booby trap my case then with something nasty and a note. I might fill one case with dirty washing! The other wont have much left in it worth taking. When we had trouble with a maid hiding items of clothing in our apartment one year which we found when we were checking round the room, a tee shirt was under the mattress of the spare bed and another was tucked behind an unused drawer we left nice little messages in their place just to let her know we knew what she was doing and left a message in the visitors book, which was subsequently torn out. I know sometimes they dont get paid much but nicking stuff is not on and risky when they could lose their jobs which they really need. As for the luggage just another risk to face - perhaps the security might be stepped up a notch in view of recent events here.
to discourage anybody. My wife and myself have visited various parts
of Greece for the past 20 years and we still think it is one of the most
crime free countries in Europe. We had a wonderful fortnight in Corfu.
A taverna owner told us that business in Ipsos/Dasia was currently down
30% compared to last year and many local excursion prices (boat trips)
had been reduced in price which was good for tourists but the owners
were struggling. We ate out every night and the most busiest eating places
we visited were no more than 30% full during the peak times.
Owners therefore had more time to talk to us and verbly express their
worries. Hope things pick up for them as they reach peak season.
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