Shock for mom as wrong boy flies in ...
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A WOMAN in New York says she hasn’t stopped crying since an airline mistook her 5-year-old for another child and flew him to the wrong city.
Maribel Martinez told New York’s Daily News she was shocked when JetBlue staff presented her with another little boy on August 17 at Kennedy Airport.
“No, this is not my child,” she recalled telling JetBlue employees. “I was freaking out.”
Her lawyer said that child was supposed to be in Boston. Instead, Martinez’s son, Andy, was sent there.
“I thought he was kidnapped,” said Martinez. “I thought I would never see him again.”
Both unaccompanied 5-year-old boys had boarded in the Dominican Republic. Martinez said her son was wearing a wristband with his name on it. But the other child was carrying Andy’s passport.
The boy who was mistakenly flown to New York was safely returned to Boston, the airline said. JetBlue is reviewing how the mix-up occurred.
“Upon learning of the error, our teams in JFK and Boston immediately took steps to assist the children in reaching their correct destinations,” the airline said in a statement. “While the children were always under the care and supervision of JetBlue crew members, we realize this situation was distressing for their families.”
Martinez flew with her son on July 28 for a family vacation but returned home a week later, leaving Andy with relatives. In buying his return ticket, she paid US$100 for a JetBlue representative to escort him onto the plane.
She said it took more than three hours for the airline to track him down in Boston.
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