After an iPhone was lost on a flight, the smartphone made many international trips before being returned to its owner. The iPhone, iPad and other personal devices have become indispensable entertainment tools, making them ideal travel partners for long-distance flights. However, a post on a forum tells the story of an iPhone traveling far longer than its owner.
One mile at a time, an Australian frequent flyer forum, reported that from May 6, a user named "Rugby" asked if there was a way to contact Qantas ground service in Sydney to find the [iPhone] he left in the aircraft cabin( https://apple.pvxt.net/c/1251234/435400/7639?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fcn%2Fiphone%2F )。 Because he found through the find my network that the iPhone was not in the hands of the airline, but was still on the plane.
Despite repeated attempts to contact Qantas about the equipment, the passenger did not seem to have received any official assistance. During this time, the iPhone still on the plane also traveled with the plane.
The plane flew from Sydney to Auckland, then to Honolulu, then to Sydney again, then to Auckland, and then back to Sydney. During the whole journey, the owner saw the progress in find my network.
After the plane completed its third international trip, with the strong assistance of forum members, the owner received a call from Qantas employees saying that the iPhone was being handed over to the international baggage service.
In the following week, the owner met his iPhone again after returning to Sydney from Auckland.
Due to the long stay in the air, according to the estimation of frequent flyer forum friends, in theory, the accumulated mileage of frequent flyers flying on this iPhone may have reached the "silver" reward of the airline.