Everyone has had that last-minute sinking feeling that you forgot something important on a trip, whether it be your keys, passport, or even your phone. But one plane headed from Saudi Arabia to Malaysia this weekend entered totally new territory when one of its passengers forgot her baby at the airport.
Upon takeoff, a forgetful mother alerted one of the crew members that she had accidentally left her child in the departures area at King Abdul Aziz International Airport. It is not confirmed whether the plane was already in the air or taxiing on the runway at the time.
The concerned pilot made an urgent call to air traffic control to request that the plane make a U-turn to return to the Jeddah airport.
A video of the call recorded the exchange that took place between traffic control and the pilot.
“May God be with us. Can we come back?” asked the pilot.