Turkish Airlines cabin crew members deliver baby girl on flight at 42,000ft

The baby was delivered soon after take-off on Turkish Airlines flight from Conakry in Guinea to Istanbul
Turkish Airlines

Cabin crew on a passenger jet landed with an extra person on board as they helped deliver a baby girl at 42,000ft.

Passengers also assisted after a woman went into labour soon after take-off on a flight from Conakry in Guinea to Istanbul.

The baby, named Kadiju, was taken to hospital along with her mother when the Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 landed in the Burkina Faso capital Ouagadougou.

Both are now reportedly in good health since the unusual mid-air birth.

Cabin crew and passengers assisted with the birth on the flight between Conakry and Istanbul
Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines said in a statement: "The cabin crew noticed that a woman passenger named Nafi Diaby, [who was] 28 weeks into her pregnancy, was suffering childbirth pains.

"They promptly responded to assist her childbirth during the flight."

It added: “After the smooth landing of Boeing B737-900 type aircraft to the Ouagadougou Airport, the mother Nafi Diaby and her newborn baby girl were taken to the hospital in order to be kept under observation for a while.”

Expectant mothers are allowed by most airlines to travel until they are 36 weeks pregnant.

A signed letter from a doctor is required from 28 weeks onwards that confirms the expected date of birth.

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