Passenger gives birth during an Emirates flight to Dubai

• The crew provided quick medical help.
• The traveler and infant were in stable condition.
• The flight continued to Dubai as per schedule.

Dubai: A Japanese passenger en route to Dubai gave birth on an Emirates flight.

According to the airline, the crew provided quick medical help and adequate care to the mother and child upon arrival.

Emirates told in a statement: “Emirates can confirm a birth on board flight EK319 from Tokyo Narita to Dubai on January 19. The crew assisted the passenger, and the flight continued to Dubai as per schedule.”

“The traveler and infant were in stable condition and were met by local medical staff upon arrival in Dubai,” the spokesman said. The health and safety of our staff and passengers are of the utmost importance.” The flight left Tokyo Narita at 10.31 p.m. (Japanese time) and arrived in Dubai at 5.44 p.m. (UAE time).

Air travel is usually considered risky for pregnant women after 36 weeks of pregnancy unless otherwise instructed by their doctors. Emirates cabin crew members have intensive training to deal with medical crises ranging from heart attacks to deliveries. It’s worth noting that this isn’t the first time an Emirates passenger has given birth in the air. At least three such accidents have been reported by Dubai’s flag airline.

A woman gave birth on a COVID-19 repatriation flight from Lagos, Nigeria, to Dubai in May 2020, and a passenger gave birth on a Dubai-Paris route in 2017.

After a baby was delivered on board its flight to Manila in 2012, the airline was forced to make an emergency halt in Vietnam. According to reports, the couple named their son ‘EK’ after the airline’s flight code.

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