NEW DELHI: Air India’s London-Kochi flight was rerouted to Frankfurt after a baby was born onboard the Boeing 787 of Tuesday.
The woman went in labour sometime after the plane took off from London at 1.21 pm local time (6.51 pm IST). Two doctors and four nurses who were among the passengers and the flight’s cabin crew helped deliver the baby. At that time, the aircraft was over Black Sea en route to India. Since the newborn and the mother needed medical care, the airline decided to divert to the nearest airport that was Frankfurt and turned in that direction. The aircraft landed in Frankfurt around 11 pm IST.
