Lost Luggage Found 20 Years Later In Tucson, Arizona; TSA Rep Blames Shuffling Of Equipment At Airport

Lost luggage found 20 years later has made owner Maria Dellos happy after missing her things for two decades. She recently got a call from the Transportation Security Administration or TSA telling her about some lost luggage.

Dellos never expected that the call was about the luggage she lost 20 years ago. She lost other items four months ago and she thought that was what they were calling her about. Apparently, TSA had located some art supplies that they had misplaced two decades ago.

Dellos, who happens to be a teacher and a designer who owns Maria's Art Creations in Tucson, shared, "Well, I actually almost ignored the call because of telemarketing. All day long, I get calls."

Everything was around $600 worth which she purchased at a trade show that was held in Las Vegas. She told KVOA, a Tuscon NBC affiliate, "I was just absolutely blown away. This is product, art product, very valuable stuff." She also added that everything was in top shape and "very creamy and useable."

A spokesperson from TSA said, "I understand that we just did some shuffling of equipment at the airport. So, it's quite possible that we came across something that somebody left unattended for a long period of time."

The TSA representative had also commended Dellos for thinking of packing her items then in plastic baggies, a rule that has only become mandatory recently. "Items that predate our agency are interesting."

It remains unclear about which airline had lost the bag. According to Quartz, Envoy Air was the worst offender in this department for 2014 with 8.82 mishandled bags for every 1,000 travelers. Moreover, of 14 airlines that were reviewed, Virgin America had the highest score, losing only 0.97 luggages for every 1,000 passengers.

Fortunately for everyone, Dellos was remarkably good-natured about the lost luggage found 20 years later. She said, "I'm absolutely thankful to the TSA for calling me today and giving me great faith back into the airline industry." Plus, as a bonus, they found the luggage that she lost four months ago as well.