Parents Leave Child At Airport
A couple from Israeli were on a European vacation left behind their 3 year old daughter at the airport. The couple had five children in total along with 18 suitcases. They were late for the charter flight to Paris and in the race to make it they lost their daughter.
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said a policeman found her wandering in the duty-free area at Ben-Gurion airport, Israel’s bustling main international air portal. He said the officer alerted airline staff, but the flight had already taken off. Israeli media said the parents were an ultra-Orthodox Jewish couple but did not give their names.
Rosenfeld said the parents were unaware they had boarded the aircraft with only four children instead of five until they were informed by cabin staff after 40 minutes in the air. The child, accompanied by an airline staffer, took the next flight to Paris where she was safely reunited with her parents. Rosenfeld said police would question the couple when they return from vacation, on suspicion of parental negligence.