In an incident that left many in shock, a couple left their infant behind at the airport check-in counter after deciding against buying a ticket for them.
Traveling with an infant can bring a lot of challenges, and it’s understandable why a couple at the Israel airport may have thought that their baby wouldn’t need a ticket if they didn’t require their own seat.
However, this was not the case, and the couple decided to leave their newborn behind at the check-in after refusing to pay for their ticket. The debate about infants on flights is often focused on the potential for crying, but in this instance, the passengers never got the chance to see if this would be an issue, as the baby never boarded the plane.
Infants’ fares in other modes of transport are usually free, but on airplanes, it’s a different story. Airlines generally require a ticket for babies who are 14 days or older and up to two years of age.
If you don’t plan to travel in the first few days after giving birth, you’ll need to buy a ticket for your baby. However, the parents in question seemed unafraid to board the plane without their baby.
The Jerusalem Post reports that the couple with Belgian passports, who were pushing their baby in a stroller, refused to purchase an infant ticket when asked. And when they passed through passport control, they seemed to have left their child in the stroller and tried to board the flight without them.
Infants’ fares in other modes of transport are usually free, but on airplanes, it’s a different story. Airlines generally require a ticket for babies who are 14 days or older and up to two years of age.
If you don’t plan to travel in the first few days after giving birth, you’ll need to buy a ticket for your baby. However, the parents in question seemed unafraid to board the plane without their baby.
The Jerusalem Post reports that the couple with Belgian passports, who were pushing their baby in a stroller, refused to purchase an infant ticket when asked. And when they passed through passport control, they seemed to have left their child in the stroller and tried to board the flight without them. (SOURCE)
