Many airlines offer escort services where children who have not yet reached the minimum age to fly alone can still travel. This is particularly appreciated by parents who live apart. The horror idea: The child arrives at the wrong airport.

This is exactly what happened in the United States of America. A six-year-old was supposed to fly from Philadelphia to Fort Myers. His parents booked the so-called UM service for him. Actually, nothing should go wrong because the ground staff and flight attendants will take care of everything. Actually.

Spirit Airlines made a mistake because the child arrived in Orlando instead of Fort Myers. The low-cost airline didn't initially notice the mishap. According to local media, the grandmother is said to have made everything happen as she tried in vain to contact her grandson because she was told that he had missed his flight to Fort Myers. In fact, he arrived in Orlando, but his luggage was at the actual destination.

Spirit Airlines is said to have then made sure that the child got to Fort Myers as quickly as possible. There is no explanation as to how it could have happened that neither the ground nor the cabin crew noticed that the “UM” was on the wrong plane. The airline only refers to an internal investigation that is currently being carried out.