Originally Posted by points_maniac

I once left my MacBook on the plane. I realized it at baggage claim. The lost and found lady went up to the plane to look for it, did not find it. I then got security clearance from lost and found to go back and look myself. It was gone, and the cleaning crew was still in the plane. I never recovered it.

So my question is if fellow passengers take items that are left behind or if it is the cleaning crews?