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In times of crisis, you would hope your family would be there to help you out.

That wasn’t the case for two young kids who were allegedly abandoned at the departure gate of an airport in Nanjing, China by their parents, according to Chinese media as reported by the Daily Mail.

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One of the children, a boy, was reportedly not permitted to fly because he had a fever of 38.5 C. A Chinese blogger posted photos of the departure gate, showing the children sitting alone.

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“The airline company did not allow (the boy) to board the plane but the children’s parents would not agree,” a passenger on the flight told Yangzi Evening News.

The parents supposedly put up a fight, arguing with the airline employee’s after boarding, imploring them to let the children on the flight.