‘Not normal’: Couple abandons 10-year-old son in Barcelona airport; was getting late to catch flight

A pair allegedly deserted their 10-year-old son on the Barcelona Airport after discovering his passport had expired, selecting to board their flight dwelling with out him to keep away from lacking it, reported The Sun. A terminal employee who goes by the title of Lilian has posted a video on social media, criticizing the actions of the dad and mom, garnering over 300,000 views. In her video, she claims that the dad and mom reportedly organized for a relative to decide their son up in order that they may proceed their journey.However, their uncommon plan unraveled when airport employees found the boy alone and alerted the police, in accordance to the air site visitors coordinator.“He told them that his parents were on the plane on their way to their home country, going on vacation,” Lilian mentioned in her video, reported The Sun. “His passport in the country was expired, 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,” she added.Urgent contact was then made with the aircraft’s pilot, who then confirmed that the police had knowledgeable him a couple of minor in the automobile park. Eventually, the dad and mom have been positioned who have been accompanied by one other, youthful baby.“I’m an air traffic controller, and as a controller, I’ve seen a lot of things, but this has been completely surreal,” Lilian added, reported the New York Post.“How is it possible for parents to leave their ten-year-old son at the terminal because he cannot travel due to documentation issues? 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!” Lililian mentioned. “They saw it as very normal. Obviously I didn’t see it as normal and the police didn’t see it as normal either,” she mentioned.Lilian reported that airport police finally eliminated the dad and mom’ baggage from the flight and escorted them to the on-site police station for questioning. It stays unclear whether or not the dad and mom have been formally arrested.