What he never imagined when the mother of the baby, a Yemeni citizen, embarked, was that she would give birth on the plane, however, despite the unknown weeks of gestation, she went into labor mid-flight .
The EgyptAir airline plane en route between Cairo and London had to make an emergency landing at Germany’s Munich airport after learning that the woman was in labor. But minutes before landing, she gave birth to her daughter .
The pilot, Rushdi Zakaria, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Holding Company for Egypt, congratulated the passenger Hiyam Nasr Naji Daaban, a Yemeni national, for her safety and granting her newborn a free life ticket that she gave birth on board the plane during the Egypt Air flight yesterday from Cairo to London. pic.twitter.com/WDLsBFePDW
– EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) September 17, 2020
The company posted a photo of the newborn on Twitter along with the following text:
It is a pleasure to welcome a new customer to EgyptAir to fly the world aboard our plane and we are also pleased to present her with a souvenir to celebrate with her family.
The mother was lucky that a doctor was traveling on board (fortunately, there is always a doctor), who helped the woman to give birth to her baby together with the crew.
The airline issued a statement signed by Mohamed Rushdi Zakaria, the president of the company, thanking the crew and passengers on board the flight for their cooperation and handling of the situation.
He also adds that he gives the baby “free tickets for life” , without clarifying what the limitations of the gift are.
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