A couple abandons their baby at the airport after refusing to buy him a ticket

A couple left their baby at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, and tried to board a plane on the Irish "Ryanair" economy after refusing to buy a plane ticket for their baby. The parents, who hold Belgian passports, were arrested by the police, according to the Jerusalem Post.

The couple tried to board a plane from Tel Aviv to Brussels, but they did not have a plane ticket for the baby.

They refused to pay him a ticket and apparently left their baby in the pram and headed towards the passport control stand.

Airport staff noticed what had happened and called the police, who immediately found the parents and took them for investigation.

Ryanair's office manager said everyone was shocked by what the parents did, adding: "We've never seen anything like this before. We couldn't believe what our eyes saw."

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