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Thai woman gives birth to baby on Air India Express flight from Muscat to Mumbai
The pilots of the Air India Express flight asked for priority landing. An ambulance and medical personnel were kept ready at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.
An ambulance and medical personnel were kept ready at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. (Source: File)
A Thai national gave birth on an Air India Express flight from Muscat to Mumbai Thursday, with the airline’s cabin crew and a fellow passenger assisting in the delivery.
The woman went into labour during the flight, and the crew and a nurse who was on the same flight volunteered to help. The crew made room in the cabin for the delivery, and the baby was delivered before the airplane had landed in Mumbai.
The pilots updated Mumbai Air Traffic Control and asked for priority landing. An ambulance and medical personnel were kept ready at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. The mother and baby were transferred to a nearby hospital for further treatment after the flight landed. One of the airline officials accompanied them from the airport to the hospital.
Air India Express said Sneha Naga, Aishwarya Shirke, Asiya Khalid, and Muskan Chauhan were among the crew members who assisted the woman in delivering the baby. The captain of the flight was Ashish Vaghani, and the co-pilot was Faraz Ahmed.
The airline said it was in touch with the Consulate General of Thailand in Mumbai to provide assistance to the passenger with post-delivery tasks and offer additional support.
It also recognised the coordinated effort of the crew, other passengers, medical responders, and airport officials to handle the situation.
“The coordination between the cockpit and cabin crew, ground staff, medical responders, and airport authorities was seamless, just like the airline’s values of agility and empathy. This moment of unbridled heroism not only showcases the crew’s preparedness but also the compassion and teamwork spirit of Air India Express,” the airline said in a statement.
© The Indian Express Pvt Ltd
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