At Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), a set of tire chains and a taxidermy rat landed in lost-and-found.
The aptly named Lost and Found Software serves many U.S. and international airports as well as public transportation systems.
Despite their differences, each provider promises to help customer service workers not only connect more lost items with their owners but to speed up returns as well.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Southwest Airlines, JetBlue, Delta Air Lines and others use NetTracer, which has been operating since 2004.
Boomerang recently landed two airport customers: Savannah/Hilton Head (SAV) and New York’s Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR).