Bringing another meaning to the phrase "upright and locked
position", a women eight months pregnant went into labor Wednesday on a
Delta flight bound for Atlanta from Germany and gave birth right there in the aisle in first-class
assisted by two passengers who happened also to be doctors. Having
flown while eight months pregnant myself, this was a not a scenario I
envisioned for myself but on the other hand my flights were relatively
short and I figured I'd be able to at least make it to the airport
before things got sticky. Not so when it's transatlantic.
Although the questions I'd want answered still
remain a mystery (did the airline offer any additional snacks to the
passengers? Were drinks free? What was the movie on the flight? How
many people willingly gave up their blankets and pillows to the
cause?), we do know that the baby is a boy and that he weighed about
seven pounds. Likely being surprised by his birth himself, the baby
also required resuscitation after birth but was doing fine by the time
the plane made an emergency landing in Charlotte so mom and baby could
deplane.
But my biggest question is: will Delta give frequent flyer miles to the baby?
