SignIn
Kerala Kaumudi Online
Wednesday, 09 July 2025 10.05 AM IST

Woman develops pain, delivers baby in Qatar airways

Increase Font Size Decrease Font Size Print Page
woman

KOLKATA: A woman from Thailand on board a flight from Doha to Bangkok went into labour Monday morning and delivered a baby mid-air, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in Kolkata, West Bengal.

The woman delivered the baby with the help of the cabin crew of Qatar airways around 3 am.

The aircraft landed in Kolkata and the woman was admitted to a private hospital. Both the mother and the baby are doing fine, officials said.

"An unscheduled flight from Doha to Bangkok QR-830 landed around 03:09 am at Kolkata airport in medical priority landing. The pilot of Qatar flight had asked SOS to ATC for medical priority landing. The flight landed safely, the airport team with the doctor was attending the concerned." Kolkata Airport official said.

TAGS: WOMAN, DEVELOPS, LABOUR PAIN, DELIVERS, BABY, QATAR AIRWAYS
JOIN THE DISCUSSION
KERALA KAUMUDI EPAPER
TRENDING IN WORLD
TRENDING IN WORLD
X
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.