PARIS—French authorities have opened an investigation after a baby was found hidden in a bag belonging
to a passenger on board an Air France plane.
The French company says in a statement that the child, who travelled with “an adult” on Air France
Flight 1891 from Istanbul to Paris on Monday, did not have a valid ticket.
Air France says it requested “the presence of French authorities on the flight’s arrival” to deal with the matter.
No details of the child’s identity were given.
The Star
A passenger on an Air France flight Monday said he knew something was amiss when a woman’s carry-on bag started moving around by itself.
Flight attendants opened the bag and discovered a baby inside.
Now, French investigators say they’re trying to determine why the woman decided to sneak the baby on board Air France Flight 1891, without a valid ticket for the child. The flight had already left Istanbul on its way to Paris.
Police didn’t name the woman. The baby was 1 or 2 years old, Metro reports.
A witness told the French website planet.fr, “The cloth bag belonged to a woman sitting at the back. At one point, she wanted to open it and somebody on the neighbouring row of seats saw that something was moving inside.” A crew member said the passenger who spotted the bag was “very shocked,” Metro adds.
Air France says it requested “the presence of French authorities on the flight’s arrival” to deal with the matter. Flight attendants reportedly moved the woman and the baby to the front of the jet until it landed.
FOX News
French authorities have opened an investigation after a baby was found hidden in a bag belonging to a passenger on board an Air France plane.
The French airline said the child, who travelled with an unnamed woman, on Air France Flight 1891 from Istanbul to Paris, did not have a valid ticket.
According to Metro, a fellow passenger said he knew something was wrong when a carry-on bag started moving by itself.
Flight attendants are then reported to have opened the bag and discovered a baby – thought to be around 1-2 years old – inside.
Air France said it requested “the presence of French authorities on the flight’s arrival” to deal with the matter.
Investigators are now trying to determine why the woman decided to sneak the baby on board the flight.
Stuff.co.nz