Parents leave 10-year-old at Barcelona airport over passport issue, fly without him
The incident took place at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport on Wednesday, according to The Sun, which cited an air traffic control worker who shared details of the case in a TikTok video.
The worker, who identified herself as Lilian, said the boy was not allowed to board the plane because his Spanish passport had expired and he did not have a visa to travel.
'His passport in the country was expired,' Lilian said. 'So the child was travelling with a Spanish passport but the Spanish passport needed a visa. As they did not have a visa, they left the child at the terminal and called a relative to come and pick him up.'
Lilian said airport staff found the boy alone and alerted the police. 'He told them that his parents were on the plane on their way to their home country, going on vacation,' she said.
According to Lilian, the plane's pilot was contacted and confirmed that police had informed him there was a minor in the car park.
He then asked passengers on board if anyone had left a child behind, but there was no response. The parents were later identified and found to be travelling with another, younger child. They were taken to a police station to collect their son.
'How is it possible for parents to leave their 10-year-old son at the terminal because he cannot travel due to documentation issues?' Lilian asked in the video. 'They call a relative but the relative may take half an hour, about an hour, about three hours and they take the flight so calmly and leave the child behind.'
Fox News said it was unclear whether the parents faced any legal action or what their nationality was.
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