On Thursday, a three-year-old boy accidentally climbed on the luggage carousel at Santiago International Airport, Chile.
The conveyor belt then transported the boy through the restricted areas of the airport, and he was reportedly rescued by one of the airport employees when he was spotted on a security video.
Footage shared on the internet shows the boy climbing into the system behind an empty check-in desk.
The child could be seen traveling on the moving conveyor belt. He was rescued by the airport personnel in the area before entering the X-ray sector.
🇪🇸 On Thursday, a child entered the baggage yard area through the delivery and check-in counter at Santiago airport in Spain.
He was rescued by personnel in the area before entering the X-ray sector.
Phew! pic.twitter.com/grpyco7mxI
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In a statement shared with a Chilean newspaper, the airport authorities stated that its facilities comply with all international security standards in terms of the design of its infrastructure, including security cameras and detectors.
The airport further highlighted that it was the airline employee’s responsibility to maintain the correct and safe operation of airport infrastructure.
“We are collecting all the information to determine how this situation occurred, and reinforce safety measures and protocols with the airline operators to prevent it from happening again, beyond the responsibility that parents and caregivers should have for the children,” the statement continued.
