It’s the long Christmas weekend, so most Americans have probably spent the last few days coping with the holiday season hustle and bustle in one way or another. For one family though, their holiday plans took a sharp turn because of an incident that resembled the Home Alone franchise way too well.

Spirit Airlines released an apologetic statement on Saturday over a mishap last week where they put an unaccompanied 6-year-old child on the wrong plane.

The panic began for Maria Ramos at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, where she awaited her grandson as he was supposed to fly in from Philadelphia International Airport. Unfortunately, the child was somehow misplaced on a flight to Orlando, forcing Ramos to make a 160 mile drive to go pick him up.

“The child was always under the care and supervision of a Spirit Team Member, and as soon as we discovered the error, we took immediate steps to communicate with the family and reconnect them,” the airline said in a statement to CNN. While the airline didn’t say anything about how this mix-up happened, they added that they “take the safety and responsibility of transporting all of our Guests seriously and are conducting an internal investigation. We apologize to the family for this experience.”

Ramos spoke with WINK-TV about the ordeal, demanding answers while recalling how her grandson called her when he landed to tell her where he was. As the story made its way online, observers commented that this sounds very much like the plot of Home Alone 2, where Kevin McCallister accidentally boards a flight to New York after getting separated from his family as they are about to fly to Florida.

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— Washington Post TikTok Dad (@davejorgenson) December 25, 2023

Spirit Airlines. Making Home Alone come true. https://t.co/8RvZJkaZyx pic.twitter.com/YFAKKb0Zp6

— Rob Lydick (@roblydick) December 25, 2023

“Home Alone 2 could never happen in 2023”

My friend have you considered: Spirit Airlines https://t.co/oXpZztQxqa

— Matt (@MattBerry05) December 24, 2023

Watch above via CBS.

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