A lady gave birth to a baby on board a flight to Rome after going into labour early, 34,000 feet above the bottom.
The crew and passengers on board ITA Airways flight AZ855 jumped into motion when a passenger began to present birth.
The Airbus A321 jet was travelling from Dakar, Senegal, to Italy’s capital Rome on Wednesday when things took a surprising turn.
An hour after take off, the alarm was raised that the seven-month pregnant woman was about to deliver her baby.
She appears to have been moved to a more private section of the plane away from other passengers while the crew called for any medical professionals to step forward.
Luckily for the mum and baby, a health care provider and a nurse were on board.
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ITA Airways posted concerning the once-in-a-lifetime event on social media, saying that is the primary baby born on the carrier’s aircraft ever.
The airline said in a caption posted in Italian: ‘A pleasing and unexpected event made ITA Airways’ day.
‘On flight AZ855 that departed from Dakar last night and headed to Rome Fiumicino, an hour after take-off a seven-month pregnant woman gave birth to a baby prematurely.
‘The mother and the infant received immediate assistance from the crew, who demonstrated great professionalism, and two passengers, a health care provider and a nurse, to whom the corporate deserves probably the most sincere thanks.
‘The infant, in perfect health, is the primary baby born on board an aircraft in ITA Airways history, wishing the infant an exquisite life stuffed with joy.’
It appears the plane was travelling between Western Sahara and Mauritania when pilots made a pointy U-turn, in response to the plane tracking website Flightradar24.
The plane touched down back in Dakar Blaise Diagne International Airport at about 2.30am local time.
The identical Airbus plane appears to have taken off from Dakar again shortly before 4am, arriving at Rome Fiumicino airport just before 9am.
Last month, a lady gave birth on a flight to John F Kennedy Airport within the US.
It sparked a debate concerning the infant’s nationality because the US has traditionally recognised birthright for babies born in American airspace or soil.
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