A woman gave birth to a baby boy aboard an IndiGo flight travelling from Delhi to Bengaluru on Wednesday evening. Both the mother and the child are healthy and the flight landed at the Bengaluru airport at 7:40 PM, a statement from IndiGo confirmed. Also Read – Pregnancy Marathon: This US Woman Has Given Birth to 10 Children in 10 Years, Still Wants 2 More Kids!
“We confirm that a baby boy was delivered prematurely on flight 6E 122 from Delhi to Bangalore. There are no further details available,” read the statement.
As per a report by The News Minute, the woman was not yet 32 weeks into her pregnancy which is why the airlines allowed her to fly. A senior gynaecologist who was luckily on the flight helped her when she went into premature labour.
Was on @IndiGo6E 6E 122 flight to BLR, woman gives birth mid-indiair, amazing team work of indigo flight attendants. They setup a hospital in minutes and the new born cried mid air. Dr Shailaja Vallabhani was fortunately on this flight!
Thank you god n entire @IndiGo6E crew. 🙏— Prabhu Stavarmath (@Stavarmath) October 7, 2020
“We just got information that a baby boy was born in our flight en route 6E 122 Delhi – BLR. Flight landing at 19:40. All operations normal. Mother and child healthy. Congratulations to all. Kudos to your training Team First Aid,” added the statement.
All the flight operations were normal during the process of delivery.
Many people who were on-board shared pictures of the crew members holding the baby, which have now become viral on social media platforms. Many social media users also speculated if the baby boy will get a lifetime free ticket on IndiGo flights.
Amazing scenes. Baby born mid-air on @IndiGo6E Delhi – Bangalore flight today, helped by the airline’s crew. 👏👏👍
Future IndiGo pilot perhaps. 😎#aviation #avgeek #india ✈ pic.twitter.com/0rJm7B5suQ
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) October 7, 2020
Was on @indigo6E 122flight to BLR,woman gives birth to a baby boy mid-air,amazing team work of Indigo flight attdnts.Cabin crew is not just there to pour teacoffee in ur cups.Thy r well trained 2 handl any kind of situations on board wich includes child birth as well.@forever.6e pic.twitter.com/lcmfMZnc30
— Moses Marton (@MosesMarton) October 7, 2020
A baby boy was born on board Indigo flight from Delhi to Bangalore today. In all likely baby is getting life long free @IndiGo6E free ticket. Great work by Indigo crew today. Kudos to the team @IndiaToday pic.twitter.com/mxn16dgigf
— Nagarjun Dwarakanath (@nagarjund) October 7, 2020
Good news! A baby boy born in an Indigo flight enroute Delhi – BLR.
Both mother and child are healthy! ♥️ pic.twitter.com/74htwfR3V6
— Zeba Warsi (@Zebaism) October 7, 2020
Woman delivers baby boy on board Indigo flight from Delhi to Bengaluru. (lovely, but a little scary too for the woman. uff) https://t.co/0MhuDuHrTc
— Dhanya Rajendran (@dhanyarajendran) October 8, 2020
Begin your day with some cheer!
A baby boy was born on board Indigo flight from Delhi to Bangalore yesterday.
Kudos to Crew Indigo! pic.twitter.com/PuEZpV2S7y
— Men’s Day Out (@MensDayOutIndia) October 8, 2020
Baby boy born in flight on Delhi-Bangalore @IndiGo6E flight at 6:10pm.
So proud of #Indigo
🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 pic.twitter.com/KqBuX84lBN— Gp Capt Christopher (Retd) (@bcchristopher) October 7, 2020
After the flight landed in Bangalore, the mother and the baby boy were given a great welcome at the airport.