Close X
Sunday, December 1, 2024
ADVT 
Interesting

Lucky Baby Gets a Lifetime of Free Flights After Being Born on Plane

Darpan News Desk IANS, 17 Aug, 2016 01:12 PM
    A woman gave birth to a premature but healthy baby girl mid-flight while travelling from the United Arab Emirates to the Philippines, forcing the plane to carry out an emergency landing in Hyderabad.
     
    The mother, whose due date was two months away, went into labour on board the Cebu Pacific Air flight Sunday as it flew from Dubai to Manila, her fellow passenger Missy Berberabe Umandal posted on Facebook.
     
    Panicked flight attendants started calling out for medical assistance -- discovering two nurses among the passengers -- before turning the front of the cabin into a makeshift delivery room.
     

    "We only heard one semi-loud screech, and a few seconds later, there were tinier, cute screeches, and it was when we knew the baby was born. Luckily, she only had to push ONCE," Umandal said in her post, with a picture showing the mother holding her newborn, wrapped in a blanket. The mother's nationality is not known.
     
    Flight attendants and nurses cleaned the baby with mineral water and dressed her in baby clothes donated by fellow passengers flying with infants.
     
    The pilot conducted an emergency landing in Hyderabad so the mother and newborn could receive medical attention before continuing on to Manila.
     
    "After initial examination by the medical staff, they were moved to the mother and child care centre of a hospital in the city," a Hyderabad airport security official told AFP, requesting anonymity.
     
    "The newborn and mother are fine and under medical supervision."
     
    The woman, her own mother who was travelling with her, and the baby were given three-day temporary visas, which would most likely be extended until parent and child were fit to fly, the official said.

    MORE Interesting ARTICLES

    Chennai Cop Inspires People To Follow Rules By Dancing And Smiling While Managing Traffic

    Chennai Cop Inspires People To Follow Rules By Dancing And Smiling While Managing Traffic
    Meet Mr.Kumar, better known now as the Chennai SuperCop who mans the traffic signal at Old Mahabalipuram Road. 

    Chennai Cop Inspires People To Follow Rules By Dancing And Smiling While Managing Traffic

    Sushma Swaraj Meets Her Miniature Replica, Says Love Your Jacket

    Sushma Swaraj Meets Her Miniature Replica, Says Love Your Jacket
    A miniature Sushma Swaraj, complete with jacket and scarf: A little girl's entry for fancy dress competition evoked a heartwarming response from the Union Minister today.

    Sushma Swaraj Meets Her Miniature Replica, Says Love Your Jacket

    Cannes Bans Full-Body 'Burkini' Swimsuits From Beaches Citing Security Concerns

    Cannes Bans Full-Body 'Burkini' Swimsuits From Beaches  Citing Security Concerns
    PARIS — The French resort of Cannes has banned full-body, head-covering swimsuits worn by some Muslim women from its beaches, citing security concerns.

    Cannes Bans Full-Body 'Burkini' Swimsuits From Beaches Citing Security Concerns

    Need To Cut Down On Drinking Alcohol? Get Hitched

    Need To Cut Down On Drinking Alcohol? Get Hitched
    Singles are more inclined to drink more often, and in larger quantities, the findings showed

    Need To Cut Down On Drinking Alcohol? Get Hitched

    Monsoon Arts Festival Kicks off This Friday with HONOUR: Confessions of a Mumbai Courtesan

    Monsoon Arts Festival Kicks off This Friday with HONOUR: Confessions of a Mumbai Courtesan

    What’s buzzing in Vancouver…? Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts! For all theatre l...

    Monsoon Arts Festival Kicks off This Friday with HONOUR: Confessions of a Mumbai Courtesan

    Malia Obama Allegedly Caught Smoking Pot At Festival In Chicago

    Malia Obama Allegedly Caught Smoking Pot At Festival In Chicago
    The website claimed an eyewitness smelled cannabis in the air

    Malia Obama Allegedly Caught Smoking Pot At Festival In Chicago