Passengers on a US Airways flight that ditched in the Hudson River in New York are starting to get their luggage back – dried, cleaned and neatly packed. The plane had sunk with their personal belongings.
Many thought they would never see their possessions again. But this month, thanks to a concerted effort by US Airways, Flight 1549 passengers are starting to get special deliveries of FedEx boxes containing over 36,000 dried and cleaned belongings, including wallets, handbags, coats, cameras, jewelery, clothing, important papers and even toothbrushes rescued from the waters of the Hudson.