{"id":68981,"date":"2023-11-06T16:08:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T16:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/?p=68981"},"modified":"2023-11-06T16:08:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T16:08:31","slug":"moment-holidaymaker-discovers-shes-picked-up-the-wrong-suitcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/lifestyle\/moment-holidaymaker-discovers-shes-picked-up-the-wrong-suitcase\/","title":{"rendered":"Moment holidaymaker discovers she&apos;s picked up the wrong suitcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Moment holidaymaker discovers she&#8217;s picked up the wrong suitcase at the airport &#8211; and tracks down the owner on Facebook<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jessica and her pals tracked down the rightful owner who lived 15 minutes away<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Moment plucky toddler is knocked into the pool by a beach ball\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is the hilarious moment a holidaymaker panicked after realising she&#8217;d picked up someone else&#8217;s luggage at the airport.<\/p>\n<p>Jessica Maciel and her friends had left Dublin for the sunny shores of Gran Canaria, when\u00a0they suddenly realised their pal Yasmine had collected the wrong suitcase from a local airport.<\/p>\n<p>Worried that the lost item could spell doom for Yasmine, the thoughtful group embarked on a search of the suitcase &#8211; and as luck would have it they discovered a label detailing the owner&#8217;s contact information.<\/p>\n<p>An extensive hunt on Facebook eventually led them to the rightful owner, who was luckily staying only 15 minutes away from their hotel. The group then hopped in a taxi to make the swap, holding back a fit of giggles as they made their way there.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a video posted to TikTok, Jessica narrated Yasmine&#8217;s experience, saying: &#8216;Alright, lads so, we arrived at Gran Canaria &#8211; all smiles and then this happened.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/13\/77456707-12715597-image-a-59_1699278860686.jpg\" height=\"1045\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>This is the hilarious moment a holidaymaker panicked after realising she&#8217;d picked up someone else&#8217;s luggage at the airport (Pictured: Yasmine is distraught after picking up someone else&#8217;s suitcase)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/13\/77456711-12715597-image-a-60_1699278868841.jpg\" height=\"1041\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Yasmine and her pals found the rightful owner on Facebook, who they discovered lodged just 15 minutes away from their hotel. (Pictured: Yasmin and the anonymous passenger swap each other&#8217;s luggage)<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Yes, Yasmine took the wrong suitcase and we were all falling about the place, laughing. We could not believe it&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Yasmine could be seen looking shocked as she struggled to form sentences through her laughter.<\/p>\n<p>The mysterious suitcase was then placed on one of the hotel beds, revealing its personal contents carefully packed inside.<\/p>\n<p>Jessica filmed the entire group as they laughed at Yasmine&#8217;s expense, but thankfully for Yasmine, the joke was soon over.<\/p>\n<p>Looking back on the &#8216;mad&#8217; event, Jessica explained: &#8216;It happened on Saturday just gone when we arrived into Gran Canaria.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Both girls had the exact same suitcase and both took the wrong one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When we got to the hotel, my friend Yasmine needed to get something out of her case, opened it up and realised none of the stuff in it was hers&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Amongst the belongings, the group spotted a label containing the stranger&#8217;s information.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/13\/77456709-12715597-image-a-61_1699278877124.jpg\" height=\"1105\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Yasmine&#8217;s pal Jessica said the group typed in the passenger&#8217;s name on both Facebook and Instagram, and contacted every account that came up<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/13\/77458701-12715597-image-a-62_1699278880477.jpg\" height=\"802\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Yasmine could be seen looking shocked as she struggled to form sentences through her laughter<\/p>\n<p>Refusing to leave fate in the hands of the airline, they got to work trawling through social media.<\/p>\n<p>Jessica revealed they typed in the passenger&#8217;s name on both Facebook and Instagram, and contacted every account that came up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The full message read: &#8216;Hey, this is so random but are you in Gran Canaria by any chance?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have a carry-on with your name on it and I&#8217;m trying to find the owner because I think they have my bag. Because they&#8217;re the same bags&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily for the team, results were almost instant. Jessica continued: &#8216;Within minutes, she had gotten a response from a girl on Facebook and found her.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/13\/77458699-12715597-image-a-63_1699278883956.jpg\" height=\"800\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jasmine (pictured) narrated the entire event on TikTok &#8211; and could barely hold back her laughter at the situation<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;She was actually Irish as well and she was only staying 15 minutes away from where our hotel is.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;So, within an hour of realising that she had the wrong suitcase, she had gotten her own one back. It was mad&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Yasmine received the good news while seated for dinner at the hotel&#8217;s official restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>Once Jessica heard the terrific news, she shouted: &#8216;Oh my God!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She continued: I literally was like, &#8220;mine was taking ages to come out&#8221; and then I just saw mine and picked it up,&#8217; she continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I didn&#8217;t even look at the label and I got back to the room and I opened it and was like, &#8220;No, this is not my suitcase&#8221;.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/13\/77458695-12715597-image-a-73_1699278906764.jpg\" height=\"124\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/13\/77458697-12715597-image-a-72_1699278904837.jpg\" height=\"113\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/13\/77458693-12715597-image-a-71_1699278902832.jpg\" height=\"90\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/13\/77458691-12715597-image-a-67_1699278893722.jpg\" height=\"134\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The post has since received over 6000 likes and dozens of comments, with many viewers sympathizing with Yamsine&#8217;s misfortune<\/p>\n<p>To track down the luggage, the friends hopped in a cab and took a ride through a tunnel to meet the grateful owner.<\/p>\n<p>When the two women met, they offered each other a friendly embrace, signaling their joy at finally being reunited with their missing luggage.<\/p>\n<p>Jessica took to TikTok to share the hilarious experience writing: &#8216;I always wondered if this ever happens. Turns out, it does&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The post has since received over 6000 likes and dozens of comments, with many viewers sympathizing with Yamsine&#8217;s misfortune.<\/p>\n<p>One person wrote: &#8216;Glad it all worked out. I love stuff like this &#8211; made me smile. Enjoy your [holiday]&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Another said: &#8216;This is why I always tie something more identifiable to my cases. [I&#8217;m] terrified of this happening. Thank\u00a0God she got [it] sorted&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Someone else wrote: &#8216;Amazing. I hope you stay friends with her&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, one person revealed: &#8216;Happened to me in Portugal in July with the same grey marble suitcase&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12715597\/moment-holidaymaker-wrong-suitcase.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moment holidaymaker discovers she&#8217;s picked up the wrong suitcase at the airport &#8211; and tracks down the owner on Facebook Jessica and her pals tracked down the rightful owner who lived 15 minutes away READ MORE:\u00a0Moment plucky toddler is knocked into the pool by a beach ball\u00a0 This is the hilarious moment a holidaymaker panicked after realising she&#8217;d picked up [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":68980,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Moment holidaymaker discovers she&amp;apos;s picked up the wrong suitcase - CELEBAND<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/celeband.com\/lifestyle\/moment-holidaymaker-discovers-shes-picked-up-the-wrong-suitcase\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Moment holidaymaker discovers she&amp;apos;s picked up the wrong suitcase - CELEBAND\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Moment holidaymaker discovers she&#8217;s picked up the wrong suitcase at the airport &#8211; 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