Belgian couple leaves baby at check-in counter of Israeli airport. This is what happened next

Officials at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel were in for a shock when a couple left their baby at the check-in counter and rushed to board a plane out of the country, the Israel Airports Authority said on Tuesday.

The couple, who held Belgian passports, looked to travel to Brussels in Belgium from Israel on a Ryanair flight but did not purchase a ticket for their baby boy.

The people traveling with a child need to either pay around £25 for a lap seat or buy a separate seat at the standard fare, as per Ryanair.


The parents seem to have planned to take the baby along with them but arrived late to Terminal 1 after the check-in counters for their flight were closed. So, the couple ran towards security and left the infant behind in a baby carrier.

The couple seems to have abandoned their baby instead of buying a ticket for the child or leaving the airport altogether.

In the footage, the staff at the check-in counter can be seen moving a blanket off a baby carrier to find the child inside.


The couple were intercepted by the airport staff, who noticed what had happened. The parents were ordered to go back and get the baby. The police and airport security were also alerted by the officials. The police also questioned the parents, Channel 12 reported.

The incident seemed to have shocked the officials at the airport. In a statement, Ryanair staff at the airport, as per Channel 12 report, said that all the workers were in shock. We have never seen anything like it. We could not believe what we were seeing.

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