Baby born on plane, named after airline

Baby born on plane, named after airline

Yes, you heard right. A lady has named her baby after the airline in which her baby was born on.

Babies can arrive at the most unexpected times, which is what happened to an expectant mother on a Jetstar Asia flight travelling from Singapore to Yangon, Myanmar.

Shortly after take-off the mother went into labour and lucky for her, three doctors from the one family, who wanted to remain anonymous, were on the flight and helped the woman while the crew called for further medical assistance, reported news.com.au.

Passengers on the flight clapped as the 2.9kg baby boy was delivered with the assistance of the doctors, with the mother naming her boy Saw Jet Star, because of the “care she received from the airline”.

Jetstar reportedly has offered the family $1000 worth of baby supplies, and has offered flight vouchers to the doctors who assisted.

“Our crew are trained to respond to all kinds of events on our aircraft, and we’re proud of the way they assisted with the help of generous doctors on-board to ensure the safe delivery of our youngest ever passenger on a Jetstar Asia flight. The happy arrival of baby Jet Star was met with a round of applause from other passengers on the plane, so we’re sure it’s not a moment they’ll ever forget either,” a Jetstar spokesperson told news.com.au of the birth.

Interesting enough, we wonder what country of birth the baby will be given?

Baby on Board

Image: news.com.au

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    1. The nationality of the child will most probably be that of the parents (mother). If not, the coordinates at time of birth could determine the nationality. That could be Singapore (least likely unless parents are from there), Malaysia, Thailand or Myanmar (the three likely candidates).

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