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Couple Leave Baby at Airport Check-in Desk
Source: Reuters
A couple left their baby at a check-in desk at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel after arriving without a ticket for the infant.
According to CNN, the couple were checking in for a Ryanair flight from Israel to Brussels, Belgium, with their baby. However, when it emerged the infant did not have a ticket to board the plane, the pair left the baby behind at the check-in desk and headed off to board the plane.
In a statement to CNN, a spokesperson for Ryanair revealed the matter had been referred to the police.
“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,” a Ryanair spokesperson confirmed with CNN. “The check-in agent at Ben Gurion Airport contacted Airport Security, who retrieved these passengers, and this is now a matter for local police.”
However, the matter appears to have been cleared up with a spokesperson for the Israeli Aiport Authority providing the following update:
“A couple and an infant with Belgian passports arrived for a flight at Terminal 1 without a ticket for the baby. The couple also arrived late for the flight, once the check-in for the flight was closed. The couple left the infant seat with the baby and ran toward the security checks at Terminal 1 in an attempt to reach the boarding gate for the flight.”
According to CNN, by the time police arrived on the scene, the incident had been resolved, with Israeli police confirming, “the baby was with the parents and there’s no further investigation.”
