USAFAN
Jun 23, 01, 9:28 am
Airline misplaces child bound for
RSW
LEE COUNTY, Fla., June 20 - It was young
Marissa Riches’ first trip ever on an airplane, and
she had to do it alone. Her mother put her on an
Air Tran flight in Minneapolis, sending her to Fort
Myers though Atlanta. But she ended up far from
Fort Myers.
Dennis Riches was holding his little girl extra close Wednesday.
"I didn't know if someone had grabbed her. You always think the
worse right off," he said.
Marissa was supposed to touch down at Southwest Florida
International around 2:00 p.m. Tuesday. Her family was waiting.
Her flight arrived, her bags did too. But there was no Marissa?
"I was worried about her safety. Her whereabouts, her health,"
said
For two and a half-hours no one knew where Marissa was. The
Port Authority started a missing person's report and was about to
call the Florida Department of Law Enforcement when finally
someone found her.
Marissa was indeed about to touch down, but not in Florida. She
was on her way to Philadelphia.
"She very easily could have been put on a flight to Europe, or
Tokyo, or wherever," Riches said.
The Riches say they trusted the airline to take care of their little
girl.
The airline isn't admitting any wrongdoing, but promises to
conduct an internal investigation.
The girl’s father says whoever put his girl on the plane to
Philadelphia is the one to blame. And at this point, he's convinced it
was someone working for Air Tran.
http://www.msnbc.com/local/WBBH/M60499.asp
RSW
LEE COUNTY, Fla., June 20 - It was young
Marissa Riches’ first trip ever on an airplane, and
she had to do it alone. Her mother put her on an
Air Tran flight in Minneapolis, sending her to Fort
Myers though Atlanta. But she ended up far from
Fort Myers.
Dennis Riches was holding his little girl extra close Wednesday.
"I didn't know if someone had grabbed her. You always think the
worse right off," he said.
Marissa was supposed to touch down at Southwest Florida
International around 2:00 p.m. Tuesday. Her family was waiting.
Her flight arrived, her bags did too. But there was no Marissa?
"I was worried about her safety. Her whereabouts, her health,"
said
For two and a half-hours no one knew where Marissa was. The
Port Authority started a missing person's report and was about to
call the Florida Department of Law Enforcement when finally
someone found her.
Marissa was indeed about to touch down, but not in Florida. She
was on her way to Philadelphia.
"She very easily could have been put on a flight to Europe, or
Tokyo, or wherever," Riches said.
The Riches say they trusted the airline to take care of their little
girl.
The airline isn't admitting any wrongdoing, but promises to
conduct an internal investigation.
The girl’s father says whoever put his girl on the plane to
Philadelphia is the one to blame. And at this point, he's convinced it
was someone working for Air Tran.
http://www.msnbc.com/local/WBBH/M60499.asp