ALBAWABA - Barcelona's El Prat Airport recently witnessed a strange incident when a couple abandoned their 10-year-old child at the airport to avoid missing their flight and losing their tickets. The incident raised eyebrows on social media, with users calling the couple out for their lack of responsibility.
According to the Spanish newspaper 20 Minutes, the strange incident was first revealed by one of the Barcelona airport's employees, Lilian, who expressed her anger towards the parents who abandoned their child.
The employee took to TikTok in anger with a video titled "Limazine," where she revealed all the details regarding the incident. She said, "I am an aviation coordinator, I have seen many things at work, but this crossed the line, it was completely surreal."
Couple abandon child at Barcelona airport to avoid missing flight
Lilian added that the typical flight procedure went smoothly until the crew suddenly stopped the plane from taking off after the child was spotted on his own inside Barcelona's El Prat Airport. This prompted the airport workers to contact the police, who questioned the child.
The 10-year-old child later told the police that his parents were on board the plane in question. He later revealed that his parents had abandoned him because his passport had expired and required a visa to enter their next destination.
Lilian added to 20 Minutes that the parents attempted to justify their actions by stating that they contacted a family member to come pick up the child from the airport. The parents are currently under investigation for child neglect. By the time of reporting, the ethnicity of the couple remains unknown.
