'Thank you Dubai': Indian pilot shares her story how she got back her lost watch

An Indian commercial pilot Hana Mohsin Khan took to the social media to thank the Dubai airport authorities for helping her get back her lost watch. In a post on social media platform X, she said that last month "while operating a Dubai back flight I had gone to the duty free. During the security check I had taken my watch off and forgot to pick it up."

While flying back, she realized that she had forgotten the watch at Dubai airport. "I had thought it was forever lost when I was flying back and discovered that I no longer had it," she said.

Later she contacted her airline's ground staff in Dubai and "within me writing them 3 emails, the Dubai Lost and Found found it!"


When she was back in Dubai on another flight on her duty, she "went to their office at the Dubai duty free. Took me 5 minutes and I had my watch."

"Super=impressed with the lost & found department there. I’m in awe that I got my watch back with such little hassle!" the pilot wrote on social media.



Hana Mohsin Khan also mentioned that she grew up in the Middle East and the lost-and-found episode reminded her of the law and order situation in the emirate . "That’s how life is there. It was a good reminder! Growing up in the Middle East it took us a long time to remember to lock our car doors and house doors. Law and order is just brilliant! Thank you Dubai," she said.

Many other users also shared their lost-and-found stories in comments to Hana Mohsin Khan's post. "2 yrs back was travelling from Buenos Aires to Abu Dhabi by Qatar Airways. At Doha forgot my specs in the seat pocket and took connecting flight from Doha to ADH. Contacted QA the next day. Received email after 3 days to collect the specs from their airport office in ADH," said an user.

Another user said: "Had forgotten the laptop at Dehradun airport. contacted the Lucknow airport manager. He offered to fly it to Lucknow in the next flight, but we couldn't wait,had a flight to catch. So Dehradun airport manager offered to hold for 2 months,we got it after 2 months when we returned."