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Flight Returns to Saudi Airport So Mom Can Collect Kid Forgotten in Terminal

© AFP 2023 / Mohd RasfanA Saudia Boeing 777 passenger aircraft makes its final approach for landing at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang on August 20, 2015
A Saudia Boeing 777 passenger aircraft makes its final approach for landing at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang on August 20, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Just a few minutes after takeoff, Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV832, en route to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was forced to divert back to Jeddah’s King Abdul Aziz International Airport after a mother forgot her child in the airport's terminal.

The conversation between the pilot and an air traffic controller about the incident, captured on multimedia messaging application Snapchat, has gone viral, racking up more than 1 million views on YouTube.

In the exchange, which is in both Arabic and English, the air traffic controller can be heard asking the pilot to confirm the reason for his emergency landing request.

The pilot is heard affirming that "a passenger on board forgot her kid in the terminal and she refuses to continue the flight. Please confirm whether we can get back to the gate or what."

"Ok, head back to the gate. This is totally a new one for us!" the air traffic controller responds.

Multiple news sources have stated that the mother and child were reunited back in Saudi Arabia. However, there has been no official confirmation by the airline.

This is not the first time that an airplane has diverted for unusual reasons. 

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passenger plane arrives at the Benazir International airport in Islamabad, Pakistan. (File) - Sputnik International
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