An Oshawa couple says they have lost personal belongings worth thousands of dollars and of great sentimental value, after an American Airlines flight attendant took one of their carry-on suitcases away to fly as checked baggage during a trip to Jamaica.

Stafford and Karen Gordon were travelling from Toronto to Jamaica in August for a memorial service for Stafford’s sister-in-law, but also to mark their 34th wedding anniversary. Stafford had a new suitcase purchased from Costco for $150, and filled with items that included snorkelling gear, watches, expensive shoes and a gold chain his wife had given him two decades ago. Karen had a metallic pink carry-on that she had used before and was fond of.

Stafford told National Post he was stowing both bags in the overhead compartment when a fligh

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