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British Airways Plane Diverted As Woman Gives Birth On board
A British Airways plane has had to make an emergency landing after a passenger went into premature labour and gave birth on board.
The 30-year-old woman, who was 26 weeks into her pregnancy, was one of 296 passengers on the Boeing 777 flying from Nigeria to London.
The crew diverted to Palma in Mallorca when the woman went into labour. BA crew helped medical staff based at the airport with the baby.
The woman and her baby were taken to hospital, where they were said to be in a stable condition.
The plane carried on to London after the incident on Thursday.
A BA spokeswoman said: “Our cabin crew, who are trained in birthing procedures, assisted with the delivery of a baby on board our flight from Abuja.
“The captain diverted the aircraft to Palma so that mum and baby could be taken to hospital.
We wish the mother and her little one all the very best.”
Posted by Admin
on May 6, 2014. Filed under INTERNATIONAL NEWS.
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World Traveller
May 6, 2014 at 12:44 pm
The baby’s name is now Boeing 777
mj banda
May 6, 2014 at 1:05 pm
Ku yenda-yenda na ma mimba
congo durst
May 6, 2014 at 1:22 pm
bravo to th flight crew!
Pioneer
May 6, 2014 at 3:10 pm
The baby will be a citizen of which state?
hope 4 better
May 7, 2014 at 11:02 am
Under the Zambian constitution, the baby would be deemed to have been born in the state in which the aircraft is registered and licensed.
Citizenship may be determined by other factors, more especially parents’ nationality.
test@e
May 7, 2014 at 3:55 pm
I wish the baby was born in the USA….
CHILANKALIPA
May 6, 2014 at 3:21 pm
I guess a citizen of Aero space, welcome aboard baby.
FuManchu
May 6, 2014 at 5:19 pm
Well the article does not mention the nationality of the woman but if it is African it could have been a calculated move traveling to go have the baby in UK so it can acquire British citizenship! Too bad it happened in the skies! Bravo to the crew!
Flo
May 6, 2014 at 6:12 pm
OH SHUCKS, I’M GATVOL!!!
mwamba mutale
May 6, 2014 at 9:54 pm
This baby is the only one who can tell us where the malasyian plane is, but we have to wait till it starts talking
kelvinmulenga
May 7, 2014 at 12:26 am
did they ve glovz 2 conduct delivery?
Besty
May 7, 2014 at 1:28 pm
irrelevant question.next please!
Roosevelt
June 4, 2014 at 12:35 pm
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