Delta passenger discovers $4,500 in items stolen from checked luggage after flight

A woman looking forward to traveling with her family for the holidays received some bad news when she landed in the Bahamas Christmas Day.

Alison Joyner, a resident of Atlanta, was shocked to find out that two of her designer purses with a combined value of $4,500 were missing from her checked luggage upon landing from a flight with Delta Air Lines, according to a report by Fox 5 Atlanta.

“I definitely felt violated,” Joyner told Fox 5. “Like, why would somebody do this? Why me?”

When unpacking her bags at her hotel, Joyner realized that her items were in disarray and that her blue Chanel clutch and Louis Vuitton clutch were nowhere to be found.

woman holding red suitcase

Alison Joyner holds up a red suitcase she used to travel to the Bahamas. (Fox 5 Atlanta)

The Atlanta resident said the incident may alter her future travel plans. 

Expressing her disappointment, Joyner mentioned, “It’s something I’ll definitely rethink in the future. I just never thought this would happen, especially on, you know, Christmas Day, where everything is about joy, giving, kindness.”

Theft from checked luggage is not new. The Department of Homeland Security said in 2005 that dozens of TSA baggage screeners were terminated across several major U.S. airports in 2005 for allegedly stealing valuables from checked bags.

The incident serves as a reminder to take precautions while traveling, such as placing valuable items in a carry-on or using tracking devices such as AirTags. 

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