A Belgian couple was forced to abandon their baby at an airport check-in desk in Tel Aviv, Israel, after arriving without a ticket for the child.
According to CNN, the couple was checking in for a Ryanair flight with their baby from Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel to Brussels, Belgium, when it was discovered that the infant did not have a ticket.
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They simply left the baby in a pram at the check-in desk and proceeded to the security terminal after realising they needed to purchase a separate ticket for the baby.
According to Ryanair’s website, passengers travelling with an infant can pay around £25 (a little more than R520) for a lap seat or the same price as an adult for a separate seat for the child.
A Ryanair spokesperson told CNN that the matter had been handed over to police.
The lone pram caught airport staff off guard, according to a video posted by the Daily Mail.
One of the workers lifted a blanket to reveal the abandoned child beneath.
Staff at the security check-in refused to let the couple through and forced them to return to collect the infant before calling the police, who descended on Terminal 1 and promptly arrested them.
According to Ryanair’s website, passengers travelling with an infant can pay around £25 (a little more than R520) for a lap seat or the same price as an adult for a separate seat for the child.
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A Ryanair spokesperson told CNN that the matter had been handed over to police.
The lone pram caught airport staff off guard, according to a video posted by the Daily Mail. One of the workers lifted a blanket to reveal the abandoned child beneath.
Staff at the security check-in refused to let the couple through and forced them to return to collect the infant before calling the police, who descended on Terminal 1 and promptly arrested them.
