Missing Oscar found after Academy Award winner blocked from taking it on flight
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An Oscar statuette belonging to documentary filmmaker Pavel Talankin went missing after airport security at New York's John F Kennedy International Airport required him to check the award as luggage, citing it could be used as a weapon. The statuette, which was packed in a box and placed in the cargo hold, was later found by Lufthansa and is now in Frankfurt. The airline apologized for the incident and is arranging for the Oscar's return while conducting an internal review.
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Missing Oscar found after Academy Award winner blocked from taking it on flightJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleRegan MorrisLos AngelesReutersOscar winner Pavel Talankin had brought the award to show university students during a screening in New York An Oscar that went missing after its winner was forced to check the golden statuette at a New York airport has been found, the airline involved has told the BBC.Pavel Talankin said he had the Academy Award in his carry-on bag for a flight to Germany on Wednesday, but airport security stopped him at John F Kennedy International Airport because they said the award could be used as a weapon. When he landed in Germany, the Oscar for his documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin was gone.
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