These babies weren’t delivered via stork, nevertheless it was some sort of giant bird.
A young mother redefined “airdrop” after giving birth to a baby on a plane — with the airline praising the doctor readily available for reacting quickly “on the fly.”
“We experienced a singular moment on board considered one of our planes, we welcomed a latest passenger mid-flight!” a spokesperson for Aeroméxico, the airline where the special delivery transpired, told Jam Pres. “The birth was something extraordinary that touched our hearts.”
The miraculous event occurred Friday after the unnamed 31-year-old-mother went into labor during a flight from Mexico City to Ciudad Juárez, local media reported.
Thankfully, off-duty doc, Dr. Leticia Olivares Solorio was readily available to assist the mom-to-be successfully deliver her bundle of joy at 30,000 feet.
Accompanying footage shows airline staff holding the “latest arrival,” which is swaddled in a blanket.
Upon touching down at their destination, the pair were sent to the hospital for a full health exam.
Since the birth happened in an uncontrolled environment, the mother and child needed to go to separate facilities in case any complications arose as a result of the unorthodox birth circumstances.
Thankfully, each seemed to be stable following the sky-high delivery.
The airline praised Dr. Solorio and the flight attendants for going above and beyond the decision of duty.
“Aeroméxico would love to thank the doctor for her professionalism and recognize the extraordinary work of our flight attendants and pilots,” said the rep.
Aeroméxico even plans to gift the tot 90 free flights in honor of the airline’s ninetieth anniversary.
This passenger was definitely not the primary to have a baby on board an aircraft.
In November, an expectant mother was forced to similarly wing it when she unexpectedly went into labor moments before takeoff on a flight from Turkey to France.