Passport stolen on a plane - is this possible?

[Sprucegoose]

Yes everything can get stolen and continue the trip of course !

Why act differently in the air to the ground? Can you vouch for the integrity of all onboard?

 

[Sprucegoose]

I've scanned mine, and then e-mailed a copy to my Hotmail account, so that it's always retrievable if required. I vaguely remember reading a newspaper article about someone losing their passport and being able to enter the country they were travelling to (can't remember which one) using the scanned copy......?

Yes this is a good idea. They only print AUS passports in two cities