Bottom Of The Barrel

Got everything?

Plane tickets to Paris? Check.
18 Suitcases? Check.
Duty-free shopping from airport? Check.
3-year-old daughter? Not so much.

A policeman found the girl wandering around Ben-Gurion airport on Sunday, crying for her mother. Israeli airport police said the couple had managed to board the flight with their 18 suitcases and duty free shopping, but had not remembered to take the girl. She was the youngest of five children in the family, which was running late and made a mad dash for their flight to Paris. In the confusion, the girl was left behind. She was later found near the duty free shopping area.

Really? Too busy being late, getting in all your shopping and dragging around more luggage than a UK football team made you forget that you have 5 children not 4? Didn't notice one of the seats next to a parent was empty beofre take-off? Never head of a head count? I wonder if they did a quick head count after they were notifed by cabin staff, who had been contacted in mid-air by airport police, of their other children?

Luckily, The child, accompanied by an airline staff member, was put aboard the next flight to Paris where she was reunited with her parents. Hopefully the parents enjoy the visit they are sure to receive once they return to Israel by the local child services authority.

Labels: Really?, Travel

posted by TheWino @ 9:14 AM