The crew of Turkish Airlines helped deliver a baby girl on flight at 42,000 feet on Sunday. Passengers on board welcomed this unexpected guest when Nafi Diaby, 28 weeks pregnant, went into labour mid-flight.
Welcome on board Princess! Applause goes to our cabin crew! 👏🏻👶🏽 pic.twitter.com/FFPI16Jqgt
— Turkish Airlines (@TurkishAirlines) April 7, 2017
The flight was on way from Conakry to Istanbul via Ouagadougou. The airlines issued a statement praising the crew on board. “The cabin crew noticed that a woman passenger named Nafi Diaby, 28 weeks into her pregnancy, was suffering childbirth pains,” it said. “They promptly responded to assist her childbirth during the flight,” it added.
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@TurkishAirlines Congratulation to mama & baby 4 being so lucky to be assisted by awesome crew @TurkishAirlines
No doubt, the baby wants to become a #pilot— Naked_Determination (@Naked_Determina) April 9, 2017
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The BBC reported that the woman and infant were later admitted to a hospital in Burkino Faso. The baby was named Kadiju.
@TurkishAirlines @fabulistjiwa pic.twitter.com/3bD0JyNYHj
— Muhd Lukman (@muhdlukman) April 8, 2017
@TurkishAirlines What’s the birth place on certificate goni say?? Haha. Congratulations 👌
— My Undiagnosed Child (@MyUndiagnosed) April 7, 2017