INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The pilot has since been lauded for coming to the rescue of the distraught mother
Aziz International Airport in Jeddah, after a mother forgot her child in the waiting area of the terminal.While airplanes are cleared to
return to airports in the case of a major emergency, the bizarre incident left airport authorities baffled as they tried establishing the
protocol for such a scenario, reports Gulf News."This flight is requesting to come back, a passenger forgot her baby in the waiting area,
Can we come back or what" the pilot can be heard as saying to air traffic controller in a video which has since gone viral.After noting the
flight number, the operator can be heard asking fellow colleagues about the protocol, before asking the pilot to re-confirm the reason for
turning back."We told you, a passenger left her baby in the terminal and refuses to continue the flight," the pilot of the flight from
Jeddah to Kuala Lumpur says.The operator clears the flight to return, exclaiming, "Ok, head back to the gate
This is totally a new one for us!"The pilot has since been lauded for coming to the rescue of the distraught mother by social media
users.While the mother and child were reunited upon the flight's return, there is no further information about the two.
