Originally Posted by sidne

Oh, I certainly don't think the airline itself is asking for compensation. And as I said, I'm not at all certain that any employee is hoping for it, but my friend did point it out as a possibility.

Unfortunately, I have no contacts at all in Bangalore. I've never been there. I left the plane in Kolkata. The phone wasn't found until the flight terminated in Bangalore. If I had a friend there, I would be happy for them to retrieve it for me.

I've e-mailed them a copy of my passport and boarding pass (at their request) and my Fedex account number and address. I've also offered to pick up the phone at the Hong Kong airport from their office (provided they can get the phone here by Monday since I leave Tuesday morning) if they can just put it on their flights to here.

I did write a nice polite e-mail thanking them very much for finding the phone and letting them know how much I appreciate their efforts (and I do!)