Bengaluru: A baby boy was born aboard a Delhi-Bengaluru IndiGo flight on Wednesday evening, with assistance from a lady doctor, in the aircraft.
The flight, 6E122 had taken off from Delhi and after one hour, a lady passenger on board developed labour pain.
The fligth attendants set up an enclosed area and a lady doctor, on board volunteered to help. The cry of bay at about 6.10 pm changed in the mood inside the flight as passengers clapped their hands in joy.
The flight attendants, all from Bengaluru, were dubbed ‘heroes on board’. Led by Shradha Chauhan and her team, Anupriya, Tripti and Ankita, the crew was praised for being vigilant and extremely mindful of the entire situation. An IndiGo insider added, “Kudos for such presence of mind and great work,” reported DH.
Soon after landing at the Kempegowda International Airport at 7.40 pm, the baby and mother were shifted to a medical facility inside the airport for preliminary checkup.
Expectant mothers are not allowed to fly if their pregnancy is over 36 weeks. Although preliminary reports indicated that the boy was a premature baby, an inquiry is likely to be conducted to ascertain what was told to the airline and who was at the boarding gates.
(inputs from DH)
