Reports claimed that a baby "around 1-2 years old" was found hidden in a bag belonging to a passenger on board the plane, but it has now been reported that the child was four-years-old.
According to a source from France's Charles de Gaulle Airport, the woman, who is a resident of France, was in the process of adopting the child from Haiti.
"She was apparently in the transit zone in Istanbul, and had crossed the customs checkpoint with the child, when she was prevented from boarding a flight with her," the source said.
It is then alleged that the woman "decided to hide the child in a bag to get aboard another flight, after buying a new ticket.
"Once on board, she placed the child at her feet, under a blanket, but the girl needed to go to the toilet and was noticed by other passengers," the source added.
Air France said it notified French authorities and the woman was taken into custody.
Prosecutors decided not to press charges but both the woman and the child were being held at the airport.
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