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UPI Timestamp Helps Bengaluru Airport Staff Trace Shuttle, Return Passenger’s Lost Bag

Staff matched the payment time to a BMTC KIA bus number, enabling a fast handover at the terminal.

Overview

  • The traveler, identified as Jaskaran Singh, realized the backpack was left on a KIA shuttle just before check-in at Kempegowda International Airport.
  • Airport personnel used the exact timestamp from his UPI transaction to identify the specific shuttle and reached the BMTC driver.
  • The driver located the backpack and returned it to the terminal within minutes.
  • Singh publicly thanked staff member Mr. Ravi in a post on X that included a photo of them at the airport.
  • The post went viral with praise for the quick, tech-enabled response, and Singh later confirmed he boarded his flight on time.