Passenger accuses Jorge Chávez airport worker of taking S/300 through Yape transfer

A passenger reported a S/300 transfer from her Yape account after handing her phone to a worker at Lima's Jorge Chávez International Airport to check her travel documents.

Crys Uchuya, a content creator, said she had recently used Yape to pay for a taxi and left the application open in the background. She then gave her phone, along with her documents, to the worker responsible for checking her boarding pass and passport.

Uchuya said she noticed the worker interacting with the screen but initially assumed he was carrying out a necessary check. About a minute after getting the phone back, she checked her account balance and found a S/300 transfer made shortly beforehand.

She confronted the worker and requested that the money be returned. According to her account, the amount was reimbursed immediately. She then asked airport security to intervene and filed a complaint at the police station inside the airport. The procedure lasted about an hour and a half, she said.

Uchuya also expressed concern that personal information may have been exposed during the process, saying the worker remained nearby while she provided her details for the complaint.

Lima Airport Partners, the company that operates Jorge Chávez airport, said it activated its protocols after learning of the allegation. The company said it had opened an internal investigation with the firm that supplied the personnel. LAP said the worker named in the complaint had been removed from his duties and that colleagues had been suspended while the investigation continued.