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A couple leaves their baby at Israeli airport check-in as they try to board a Ryanair flight after refusing to buy a ticket for the child.
A couple left their baby behind at Israeli airport check-in while trying to board a Ryanair flight after refusing to buy a ticket for the child.
Two parents with Belgian passports were detained by police after leaving their baby at check-in at Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion airport, according to the Jerusalem Post.
The couple tried to board a Ryanair flight from Tel Aviv to Brussels, but they did not have a ticket for their baby.
They refused to pay for one and appeared to have left their baby in the stroller as they walked to passport control.
Two parents with Belgian passports were detained by police after leaving their baby at check-in at Ben-Gurion airport (pictured) in Tel Aviv, according to the Jerusalem Post.
Airport staff realized what had happened and contacted the police, who found the parents and took them away for questioning.
Ryanair’s office manager said everyone was shocked, telling the Jerusalem Post: “We’ve never seen anything like it.” We couldn’t believe what we were seeing.
According to the Israel Airports Authority, what happened was that the couple arrived late at Terminal 1 after the check-in counter was closed.
They wanted to go through to deal with security and simply left their baby on the area’s conveyor belt.