5 year old travels alone on flight; meets mother after 3 months

New Delhi: As domestic air travel resumed on Monday after nearly two months of COVID-19 induced lockdown, a little boy in Bengaluru airport carrying a “special category” ticket was among the most heartwarming sights of the day.

Five-year-old Vihaan Sharma travelled alone from Delhi, and walked into the arms of his overjoyed mother at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport. He travelled as a special category passenger.

“My five-year-old son Vihaan has travelled alone from Delhi, he has come back to Bengaluru after three months,” his mother told news agency ANI, holding Vihaan, dressed in all-yellow with a matching mask, and blue gloves.

Till 9 am today, Bengaluru airport had five flights in and 17 departures. Vihaan’s flight was among them. Nine flights were cancelled.