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june262004
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3 Year old Child left behind at airport!
I don't care if you have one child or ten how do you leave a CHILD BEHIND! And then they still don't notice they have to be told by airline staff mid flight!!!!!
Couple told mid-flight they'd left child behind
Israelis remember duty-free and luggage, but forget 3-year-old at airport
JERUSALEM - An Israeli couple going on a European vacation remembered to take their duty-free purchases and their 18 suitcases, but forgot their 3-year-old daughter at the airport, police said Monday.
The couple and their five children were late for a charter flight to Paris Sunday and made a mad dash to the gate. In the confusion, their daughter got lost.
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.
The incident happened on what Israeli media said was one of the busiest days of the year at the Israeli airport, with thousands of people leaving for summer vacations abroad. The Haaretz newspaper reported that 2.6 million passengers are expected to pass through the airport in July and August, an increase of 12 percent compared to the same period last year.
Israeli media said the parents of the forgotten girl 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.
Running the story on its front page Monday, the Yediot Ahronot daily quoted an unnamed police officer as saying, "A very cute little girl grabbed my leg and asked 'where are my parents, where are my brothers?'"
A female police officer identified only by her last name, Ben-Eden, checked records for the girl's family. "I saw her parents and brothers were on a plane that was set to take off in three minutes," she told the paper.
Ben Eden picked up the girl and rushed to the gate for the flight to Paris. "I ran quickly because I knew that every minute mattered. At the same time, the police tried to contact the flight attendants to get them to stop the plane. When I reached the gate, the plane was no longer there."
Rosenfeld said police would question the couple when they return from vacation, on suspicion of parental negligence.
Haaretz quoted the girl's grandmother, who took the family to the airport, as saying, "We're in shock. They're very responsible and organized, top-notch people. Apparently one relied on the other, and this is what happened."
The paper recounted that several days ago, an 8-year-old boy traveling alone boarded a flight to Brussels instead of Munich, and two weeks before that, a 10-year-old boy was left behind when the rest of his group flew to Copenhagen.
Israeli media often play up stories about mistreated children. Recent prominent reports have concerned toddlers left in locked cars or buses on hot days or abused by caretakers. On Monday, Channel 2 TV devoted a segment of its early evening newscast to an infant who was severely burned when a pot of boiling soup fell on him at his home.
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Re: 3 Year old Child left behind at airport!
Not only did they leave her behind, but they had to be TOLD they left her behind 40 MINUTES later
How do you not see there is an empty seat next to you???
And 18 suitcases w t h did they pack!
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june262004
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Re: 3 Year old Child left behind at airport!
Posted by Mssissy
And 18 suitcases w t h did they pack!
And this is why this "lets charge for suitcases" is out of control. People are going to do things like take 18 suitcase on the plane with them and then when I take my 1 carry on I wont be able to find a spot!
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| Posted 8/4/08 5:47 PM |
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SoinLove
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Re: 3 Year old Child left behind at airport!
Posted by Mssissy
Not only did they leave her behind, but they had to be TOLD they left her behind 40 MINUTES later
How do you not see there is an empty seat next to you???
Seriously...that infuriates me
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| Posted 8/4/08 5:48 PM |
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DRMom
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Re: 3 Year old Child left behind at airport!
This confuses me:
"Israeli media often play up stories about mistreated children. Recent prominent reports have concerned toddlers left in locked cars or buses on hot days or abused by caretakers. On Monday, Channel 2 TV devoted a segment of its early evening newscast to an infant who was severely burned when a pot of boiling soup fell on him at his home."
"play up" huh?
No0t one of the kids or the Mother or Father realized this kid wasn't there? NO 3 yr old I know is that quiet that their absence wouldn't be noticed
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| Posted 8/4/08 5:52 PM |
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JP826
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Re: 3 Year old Child left behind at airport!
1st of all I cant even fathom the thought of taking off not realizing that one of my children isn't on the plane.
Then to have to be NOTIFIED 40 minutes into the flight? How oblivious are these people?
Oh and what was it 18 suitcases? Are you kidding me? What the hell are they packing? Their entire wardrobe?
This whole story is messed up in so many ways.....
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| Posted 8/5/08 8:57 AM |
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yankinmanc
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Re: 3 Year old Child left behind at airport!
Its all a bit
don't you think???
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| Posted 8/5/08 9:46 AM |
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luckystars3
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Re: 3 Year old Child left behind at airport!
Whats wrong with people?????
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| Posted 8/5/08 10:00 AM |
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MrsPJB2007
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Re: 3 Year old Child left behind at airport!
what jerks. it wasn't even an older child or something--it was a 3 year old. how do you not realize your THREE year old is missing?? you wouldn't think of saying "let me making sure they are close by cause there are so many things going on in this airport" or even the moment when you get on the plane--you aren't gonna chk to make sure all the kids are buckled in---ESPECIALLY the 3 yr old??
i guess their 18 bags of luggage and duty free items were just soooooo much more important. 
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| Posted 8/5/08 10:36 AM |
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june262004
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Re: 3 Year old Child left behind at airport!
Posted by racheeeee
Its all a bit
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don't you think???
Actually what I thought of when I saw the story. But really it's scary and sad not funny.
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| Posted 8/5/08 12:10 PM |
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SoinLove
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Re: 3 Year old Child left behind at airport!
Posted by racheeeee
Its all a bit
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don't you think???
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robynfs
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Re: 3 Year old Child left behind at airport!
And what about the siblings...none of them noticed either???
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ali120206
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Re: 3 Year old Child left behind at airport!
Posted by robynfs
And what about the siblings...none of them noticed either???
That's what I was thinking too.
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| Posted 8/5/08 12:54 PM |
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robynfs
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Re: 3 Year old Child left behind at airport!
Posted by ali120206
Posted by robynfs
And what about the siblings...none of them noticed either???
That's what I was thinking too.
I mean there were 4 of them!!!!!
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Diana712
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Re: 3 Year old Child left behind at airport!
I do not believe this. sorry
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Re: 3 Year old Child left behind at airport!
wow.
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ILJ619
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Re: 3 Year old Child left behind at airport!
If i had a lot of kids I would constantly be doing a count of heads check! Poor kid!
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HoneyBadger
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Re: 3 Year old Child left behind at airport!
Rosenfeld said police would question the couple when they return from vacation, on suspicion of parental negligence.
Gee, I'm glad the police aren't going to interrupt their vaction or anything to question them.
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