Flight returns to terminal after passenger forgets baby at airport
A flight was forced to turn around after a passenger claimed to have left her baby in the terminal.
The Saudia plane returned to the airport not long after taking off when a woman claimed her child was still on the ground,
According to the mother, her baby was still in the boarding area of the terminal at King Abdul Aziz International Airport.
Pilots for Flight SV832, from Jeddah to Kuala Lampur, spoke with air traffic controllers about the return making sure it was safe.
鈥淢ay God be with us. Can we come back or what?鈥� said the pilot to the air controller.
the operator can be heard chatting with someone.
鈥淭his flight is requesting to come back. A passenger forgot her baby in the waiting area, the poor thing,鈥� the operator says in the video, according to Gulf News.
Confused the operator asks the pilot again for the reason.
鈥淲e told you, a passenger left her baby in the terminal and refuses to continue the flight,鈥� the pilot says.
Then the operator says, 鈥淥K, head back to the gate. This is totally a new one for us.鈥�
The flight was able to return to the terminal.