Oops! Plane turns around for mom who forgot her baby at airport

Oops! Plane turns around for mom who forgot her baby at airport

There are a lot of things to remember when travelling and some things can get left behind, but a baby is the last thing you would expect a mother to forget, right?

Baby walking on carpet / Pexels
Baby walking on carpet / Pexels

Travelling can get really exhausting - especially when it comes to packing. There are tons of items that you need to remember to pack. More often than not, you're bound to leave something at home. 

One mom has forgotten more than just her toothbrush - she left her baby at the airport and boarded a flight. According to On Air With Ryan Seacrest,  the mom was making her way on a flight from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Kuala Lampur, Malaysia when she realised on-board that she left her baby back at the airport. 

READ: Jo-Ann Strauss' top tips for travelling with kids

Naturally, she freaked out over it all and begged the cabin crew and pilot to turn the plane around so she could collect her 'missing item'. Yikes!

The pilot radioed into the air traffic control tower asking them if they could turn around. An audio clip of their bizarre conversation has been doing the rounds. 

Listen below:

Thankfully, they agreed for the mom to collect her precious cargo, but we still don't know how she managed to forget her dear baby in the first place... Eish! 

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