Cabin crew help deliver baby at 42000 feet flight
A Turkish Airlines jet arrived at its destination with an extra passenger after cabin crew helped a woman give birth mid-flight.
Nafi Diaby, suddenly went into labour while flying from Conakry, Guinea, to Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.
Unfazed by the on flight frisson, the crew coped admirably and the little girl, Kadiju, entered the world at 42,000 feet.
Mother and baby were taken to hospital when the aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, landed.
Both are reported to be doing well.
This is not the first time this has happened. Flight crews are trained to deal with such emergencies.
Kadiju’s place of birth, and ultimately her nationality, could be an interesting matter of debate.
She could get her nationality from her mother or she could be classified as having been born in the countr...
