Couple Leaves Baby At Airport Check-In Counter After Realising They Need Ticket For Child; Here’s What Happened Next

Ryanair Air stated that the couple had not purchased an infant’s ticket in advance. According to the airport personnel, they simply left their child in the baby stroller by the desk and proceeded to passport control.

Tel Aviv: A couple who did not purchase a ticket for their baby boy left the infant at the check-in counter of the Airport and tried to board a plane out of the country, the Israel Airports Authority said Tuesday. As per the report, the incident took place at Tel Aviv Ben-Gurion Airport at the Ryanair Air desk.

As per local news outlets, the pair was traveling to Brussels on Belgian passports when they found that they had to pay extra for the baby’s ticket.

Ryanair Air stated that the couple had not purchased an infant’s ticket in advance. According to the airport personnel, they simply left their child in the baby stroller by the desk and proceeded to passport control.

The airline in a statement to CNN said, “These passengers traveling from Tel Aviv to Brussels (31 Jan) presented at check-in without a booking for their infant. They then proceeded to security leaving the infant behind at check-in. The check-in agent at Ben Gurion Airport contacted Airport Security, who retrieved these passengers, and this is now a matter for local police.”

Airport staff intercepted the couple and ordered them to go back and get the baby, while alerting police and airport security.

The parents were taken in for questioning by police, along with the baby, Channel 12 reported.

Ryanair staff at the airport said in a statement: “All the workers were in shock. We have never seen anything like that. We didn’t believe what we were seeing,” Channel 12 reported.

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