Girl ‘air-born’ on Delhi-Toronto flight!
October 22nd, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) A passenger Saturday gave birth to a girl on board a 14-hour Air India flight from Delhi to Toronto with the help of a woman doctor travelling on the plane. Officials said it was a first for the national carrier!
“Kuljeet Kaur delivered a girl on our flight AI 187 from Delhi to Toronto today (Saturday). The mother and child are in perfect condition,” an Air India official told IANS.
The plane was flying over Kazakhstan at the time of delivery.
“Dr.Sandhya, who was also travelling on the same flight, supervised the medical procedures. Our cabin crew and flight attendants were also present, and they are also capable of overseeing medical conditions,” he said.
The official said after the condition of the pregnant woman worsened, the flight commander had planned to divert the aircraft and land in Dubai.
“But before the diversion could took place, she had delivered the baby,” he said.
“This is the first time a baby was delivered on the national carrier. The flight is continuing its course to Toronto,” he added.
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