Parents Forget 3Year Old Child At Tel Aviv Airport

[Parche]

Parents forget child at airport
Staff at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel have found a four-year-old girl alone in a duty-free shop after her parents accidentally took a plane without her.

The parents boarded the flight to Paris with four of their five children.

The mother and father were sitting in different parts of the aircraft and did not realise their mistake until the captain informed them after take-off.

The girl was accompanied on the next flight to Paris. The parents will be questioned when they return to Israel.

It is understood that the ultra Orthodox family, who were emigrating to France, were late for their flight and carrying a large amount of luggage.

Each parent thought the girl was with the other, but she was instead wandering around the airport's large circular duty free area in tears.

She was able to give her name to officials who spotted her. They tried to contact her parents over the airport's public address system before realising the plane had already taken off.

"She was upset, crying, and asked over and over again for daddy and mummy," said Sarit Ben-Eden, the police officer in charge of the departures hall.

The incident was a reminder of the 1992 film Home Alone 2 in which a large family leave one of their children behind in an airport while rushing off on a Christmas holiday.

'Top-notch people'


It is usual that travellers in a rush forget their luggage but not a child
Police official

The child's grandmother, who had driven the family to the airport, told the Ha'aretz newspaper she did not know how the mistake could have happened.
"We're in shock. They're very responsible and organised, top-notch people. Apparently each one relied on the other and this is what happened," she said.

Friends of the couple have told the Israeli media that they had a lot on their mind.

But a police official told AFP news agency: "It is usual that travellers in a rush forget their luggage but not a child. This never happens."

An Israeli police spokesman told the BBC that they would be keen to speak to the couple on their return to Israel to examine the extent of their negligence.

Separately, the Israeli airline company is investigating how it allowed only six people on board with seven ticket stubs.

[Shine]

1. Pack yer bags, we're goin' on a Guilt Trip!

:rofl:

Seriously, how scary for that poor little girl. Traumatizing, to say the least. Glad she's OK.

I'm sure those parents will be feeling guilty for a looooong time and they'll NEVER do that again.

[deucemagnet]

2. ..

[Blue_Tires]

3. his mom in that movie was a sex machine!

[JVS]

6. DUDE! Does this thread have to degenerate that quickly?

[DarkTirade]

5. Exactly what I was thinking.

[FloridaJudy]

4. Why it is probably NOT a good idea

To have more kids than can be seated with a parent in the same airplane row. Unless it was a Jumbo, at least one kid would have had to sit by him or herself.

Though misplacing one of the youngest was truly farblunget.

[Boojatta]

7. For how many days was she in the airport?

Parents Forget 3Year Old Child At Tel Aviv Airport

Staff at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel have found a four-year-old girl alone in a duty-free shop after her parents accidentally took a plane without her.

[ChickMagic]

8. My great uncle

got left behind one time. He was one of 11 children and when he was 3 years old, the covered wagon left without him. He was alone for 3 days. I guess it's always happened, but jeez.

[Zuiderelle]

9. The covered wagon?!?

Seriously?

[ChickMagic]

11. Yes, really

He was very old when I was very little. My dad is 88 years old and he was my dad's uncle. That story kind of served to connect me to my family's past.

[WinkyDink]

10. Oy vey!