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Casper (6) was actually supposed to fly from Philadelphia to Fort Myers in the American state of Florida shortly before Christmas with a plane from the American low-cost airline Spirit Airlines. It is the first flight in the life of the first grader, who wants to visit his grandmother for Christmas.
But when the scheduled plane lands in Fort Myers, there is no trace of Casper. An airline employee tells Maria Ramos that the boy was not on the plane. “He missed the flight,” the employee said. But as Ramos tells CNN, she had the check-in confirmation. “It was one of the most terrible situations of my life,” the woman said.
Suddenly Ramos’ phone rings. On the other hand: the missing grandson. He explains to her that he is fine, but an airline employee put him on the wrong plane! The boy did not end up in Fort Myers, but in Orlando, a large city about a four-hour drive from the actual destination. But that’s not all: Casper’s luggage did not end up with the boy, but at its original destination in Fort Myers.
Airline wants to pay fuel costs
The American airline confirms the incident. “On December 21, an unaccompanied child traveling from Philadelphia (PHL) to Fort Myers (RSW) was accidentally placed on a flight to Orlando (MCO),” the budget airline said in a statement. However, there was no danger. “The child was always under the supervision of a Spirit team member.”
Grandmother Maria Ramos ends up driving four hours to Orlando to meet her grandson. She tries to calm him down on the phone and tells him it’s “an extraordinary journey.” “Carlos is very restless. “He never wants to get on a plane again,” Ramos told CNN.
The low-cost airline now wants to reimburse Ramos for the costs of the trip to Orlando – too little, according to the pensioner. “You have to tell me how my grandson ended up in Orlando and how all this happened. Did he just get on the wrong plane?” After all, the boy is now with his family – just in time for Christmas. (zis)
Source: Blick
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