Baby girl born on IndiGo flight

Doctor helped deliver the child onboard

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A baby girl was born mid-flight during an IndiGo service from Bengaluru to Jaipur in India.

The birth took place on flight 6E 469 on 17 March.

One passenger onboard, Subahana Nazir, happened to be a doctor and helped deliver the baby along with cabin crew.

The aircraft was met by an ambulance at arrival in Jaipur.

“Jaipur airport was immediately informed to arrange for a doctor and an ambulance on arrival. Both the baby and mother are stable,” the airline told The Times of India.

“Dr Nazir, who helped deliver the baby, was welcomed into the arrival hall and a thank you card was handed over by our Jaipur staff. Great teamwork by all our staff concerned.”

It’s far from the first time a woman has gone into labour at altitude.

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In September, a baby girl was born on an EgyptAir flight – and she received free flights for life from the airline as a consequence.

EgyptAir flight MS777 from Cairo to London had to do an emergency landing when Yemeni passenger Hiyam Nasr Naji Daaban realised she was going into labour.

The pilot diverted the service to Munich, Germany, in hopes that Daaban could reach a hospital in time.

However, the prospective mother delivered a baby girl before the plane could land, with the help of a doctor who happened to be onboard.

In response, the airline said the child would receive free EgyptAir flights for life – though the offer seemingly only extended to Munich, where the aircraft was diverted to.

“Rushdi Zakaria, Chairman of the Holding Company for Egypt, congratulated the passenger Hiyam Nasr Naji Daaban, a Yemeni national, for her safety and granting her newborn a free lifetime travel ticket, which she gave birth onboard the plane during the EgyptAir flight yesterday from Cairo to London,” tweeted the airline.

“Pilot Amr Abu Al-Nayin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Misr Aviation Company, stated that it is our pleasure to receive a new customer to Egypt to fly to the world on board our plane and we are also pleased to present her with a souvenir to celebrate with her family and to give her a free ticket for life on Munich flights.”