Woman Gave Birth on Southwest Flight, Entire Trip Only Runs an Hour Late
A pregnant woman flying aboard Southwest from Philadelphia to Orlando gave birth to a baby boy mid-flight on Sunday.
The airplane made an emergency landing in Charleston around 4:30pmabout one-and-a-half hours after the flight took off from Philadelphia.
The flight crew and additional media personnel onboard aided in the delivery, which Twitter user Izzy Gould described as a great job done by all. Gould captured a video where you can hear the newborn crying toward the front of the plane.
My @SouthwestAir flight from PHL to MCO was diverted to Charleston because a woman went into labor. Flight crew did a great job. pic.twitter.com/63yVrkWWRL
Izzy Gould (@IzzyGould) December 4, 2016
According to WHIO Dayton News, the new mother was 26 weeks along, and both parents were transported to a hospital in Charleston after landing. All in all, USA Today reports that the rest of the passengers arrived at their final destination only an hour behind schedule at 6:34pm ETanother feat in itself.
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