A Malaysia-bound plane had to turn back to Saudi Arabia after one of the passengers realised she had left her baby in the terminal. The pilot made the unusual request to return to the airport in Jeddah shortly after takeoff. A video of the pilot calling into air traffic control reveals the unusual exchange between him and the operators, as he asks for permission to turn the plane back to King Abdulaziz airport. The scenario, seemingly a first for the air traffic controllers, leaves the operator confounded and he can be heard conferring with others over the appropriate action. “OK, head back to the gate,” the air traffic controllers said.

Source: The Irish Times March 12, 2019 08:03 UTC