But when they made a pitstop in a residential building, Deletraz realized a conspiracy was afoot.
Now, United told Gizmodo its launched an investigation.
I put them in lost mode, so you get notification as soon as they ping somewhere.
Screenshot: X
It was pretty funny.
On Monday, Deletraz tagged United in a post about the problem on X/Twitter.
But a day later, the headphones were still in the air.
Update : This morning Zurich and now in Canada @united HELP, Deletrazposted.
Hey@united, last week (21.02.24) I flew on United UA956 from Newark to Geneva.
Is anyone else questioning the cleanliness of this plane?
Your airpods are having one hell of a world tour, said another.
On Wednesday, the tenor shifted.
The AirPods were no longer flying.
Looks like someone found them and stole them, Deletrazsaid.
Of course, Ill survive if I dont get them back, and they werent really stolen.
I lost them and someone picked them up, Deletraz said.
But I could see that they were leaving the airport, it was turning into quite a story.
Suddenly, the headphones were back at the airport.
Deletraz even figured out exactly what flight they were onor so he thought.
Its not over!!!
Seems like a cabin crew stole the AirPods.
It left the residential area to go back to Chicago Ohare Airport, hetweeted.
It is at gate M14, and the plane just departed to Panama on flight UA7173.
Its a Copa Airlines plane operated by United.
AirPods held hostage still.
Its not over!!!
Seems like a cabin crew stole the AirPods.
It left the residential area to go back to Chicago Ohare Airport.
It is at gate M14, and the plane just departed to Panama on flight UA7173.
Its a Copa Airlines plane operated by United.
AirPods held hostage still.
At this point, it seemed the post attracted enough attention that Uniteds corporate office got involved.
Thats all we have to share.
By Friday, it seemed like a lost cause.
It was fun while it lasted, Deletraztweeted.
Bye bye Airpods, have a great life in Chicago.
But hours later, there was news.
United called me and said theyd found the AirPods and theyve got them in hand, Deletraz told Gizmodo.
No one stole them from me, and if someone found the headphones Ill be happy to reward them.
But its been a fun week for my AirPods.
Gizmodo is monitoring the situation.
Well update this story as details emerge.
Update 03/01/2024, 3:55 p.m.
ET: This story has been updated with details about the AirPods recovery.
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