Canadian woman forgets AirPods on flight. Now, she's tracking them around the world
Claire Hanna, who is a journalist by profession, shared her bizarre experience in a post on X, explaining that she had left her AirPods on an Air Canada flight from Toronto to Rome while travelling to cover the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics.
A Canadian woman’s misplaced AirPods left social media users glued to their screens after she revealed that they were still being tracked across the world after she accidentally left them on a flight.
Claire Hanna, who is a journalist by profession, shared her bizarre experience in a post on X, explaining that she had left her AirPods on an Air Canada flight AC890 from Toronto to Rome while travelling to cover the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics.
In her post, she wrote that the earbuds had “fallen under the seat” and she did not realise the loss until after passing through customs.
She claimed that the airline staff attempted to help locate the missing device.
“The Air Canada desk called the plane to search for them and said they couldn’t find them,” she mentioned, adding, “Now I’m tracking them around the world.”
Screenshots shared alongside the post appeared to show the AirPods’ location shifting between Rome’s Fiumicino Airport and Montral-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, suggesting the earbuds may still be travelling aboard aircraft or moving through airline systems.
The screenshots showed "Girlfriend's AirPods Pro" because, presumably, she was tracking them through her partner's phone.
Take a look at the post here:
Social media users were clearly invested in the unintended journey of her wireless earbuds, as the comments sections piled up with funny reactions.
One commenter wrote, “This is actually so cool - maybe not for your music-listening activities and phone calls, but if you somehow end up with these again, what a journey.”
Another shared a similar experience with air travel, writing, “One time I dropped an AirPod onto the floor during a flight. Couldn’t find it. Searched for it when it landed. Found it in the plane's garbage. The flight attendant looked real nervous when I told her I was looking for an AirPod.”
Air Canada also responded to her post as they wrote, "Hi Claire, we regret hearing that your AirPods were left onboard our aircraft. Please DM your booking reference and name as it appeared on the reservation so we may try to track these down for you."
While lost items on flights are not uncommon, modern tracking technology has added a new dimension which allows owners to follow their belongings long after separation.
In Claire Hanna’s case, a travel mishap turned into a real-time digital trail spanning continents and captivated viewers who are now curious to see whether the wandering AirPods will ever find their way back home.
A Canadian woman’s misplaced AirPods left social media users glued to their screens after she revealed that they were still being tracked across the world after she accidentally left them on a flight.
Claire Hanna, who is a journalist by profession, shared her bizarre experience in a post on X, explaining that she had left her AirPods on an Air Canada flight AC890 from Toronto to Rome while travelling to cover the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics.
In her post, she wrote that the earbuds had “fallen under the seat” and she did not realise the loss until after passing through customs.
She claimed that the airline staff attempted to help locate the missing device.
“The Air Canada desk called the plane to search for them and said they couldn’t find them,” she mentioned, adding, “Now I’m tracking them around the world.”
Screenshots shared alongside the post appeared to show the AirPods’ location shifting between Rome’s Fiumicino Airport and Montral-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, suggesting the earbuds may still be travelling aboard aircraft or moving through airline systems.
The screenshots showed "Girlfriend's AirPods Pro" because, presumably, she was tracking them through her partner's phone.
Take a look at the post here:
Social media users were clearly invested in the unintended journey of her wireless earbuds, as the comments sections piled up with funny reactions.
One commenter wrote, “This is actually so cool - maybe not for your music-listening activities and phone calls, but if you somehow end up with these again, what a journey.”
Another shared a similar experience with air travel, writing, “One time I dropped an AirPod onto the floor during a flight. Couldn’t find it. Searched for it when it landed. Found it in the plane's garbage. The flight attendant looked real nervous when I told her I was looking for an AirPod.”
Air Canada also responded to her post as they wrote, "Hi Claire, we regret hearing that your AirPods were left onboard our aircraft. Please DM your booking reference and name as it appeared on the reservation so we may try to track these down for you."
While lost items on flights are not uncommon, modern tracking technology has added a new dimension which allows owners to follow their belongings long after separation.
In Claire Hanna’s case, a travel mishap turned into a real-time digital trail spanning continents and captivated viewers who are now curious to see whether the wandering AirPods will ever find their way back home.