Would you leave your infant in an airport and board a flight just because you didn’t buy a ticket for the little one? Well, this bizarre incident has actually happened, when a couple decided to leave their baby at a check-in counter at the airport, after they were told that they will have to buy a separate ticket for the infant.
If reports are to go by, this incident took place at Tel Aviv Ben-Gurion Airport.
So, the baby did not have a ticket and when the parents headed off to board the flight, they were told that they would need a ticket for the infant too. Noting that, they left without the little one! Reportedly, the couple was traveling to Brussels on Belgian passports, when they found that they had to pay extra for the baby's ticket.
The couple had tickets booked with the Ryanair Airline and, as per its website, infants can be included in a flight reservation during the online booking process. When making plans to travel with an infant, a pop-up message appears on the site stating that there is a $27 charge for each one-way flight the baby takes while sitting on an adult's lap.
The concerned airline stated that the couple had not purchased an infant's ticket in advance and as per the airport personnel, they simply left their child in the baby stroller by the desk and proceeded to passport control.
The matter was then taken up by the local police, who arrived at the place. The police later added that the situation was resolved by the time cops arrived at the scene, and stated that there is no requirement for further investigation, and that the baby was with the parents.
