A misplaced pair of AirPods belonging to Canadian journalist Claire Hanna has turned into a social media oddity. Hanna, traveling to cover the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics, left the earbuds on an Air Canada flight from Toronto to Rome; they slipped under her seat and went missing. Since then, their location has pinged between Rome’s Fiumicino Airport and Montreal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.
Hanna shared the story on X, explaining that Air Canada staff had called the plane to search but were unable to find the earbuds. She posted screenshots from her partner’s phone showing a device labeled “Girlfriend’s AirPods Pro” updating its position as it appeared to hop between continents.
The thread attracted a mix of amusement and sympathy. People shared jokes and their own lost-item tales, including one commenter who described discovering a stray AirPod in a plane’s trash after an anxious search and a tense exchange with crew. Another user called the earbuds’ apparent route “so cool,” imagining the story the reunited pair would tell.
Air Canada responded to Hanna’s post, offering to help locate the missing buds. Beyond the humor, the episode underscores how modern tracking technology can let owners follow lost items in near real time, turning a small travel mishap into an international curiosity.
