Woman passenger gives birth mid-air

Woman passenger gives birth mid-air 

TIMES NEWS NETWORK  23.08.2024 

Chennai : A woman from Andhra Pradesh, travelling aboard IndiGo Airlines from Singapore to Chennai, gave birth to a baby boy mid-flight. When Deepti Sarasu Veera Venkataraman, a 28 year-old pregnant woman from Vijayawada started experiencing labour pains when she was en route to Chennai from Singapore, flight attendants and a doctor on board sprung into action.

 Flight attendants relocated male passengers from Deepti’s area and set up a privacy screen. The captain notified Chennai airport control room. The flight attendants, along with a female doctor and senior female passengers on board, assisted in the delivery. The IndiGo Airlines flight landed at Chennai International Airport at 4:30am on Thursday. 

Since the pilot had already informed the airport control room, a medical team was ready on the runway. Upon landing, the medical team boarded the plane to examine the mother and baby. They were then transported by ambulance to a hospital in Ayyappanthangal. Deepti’s family distributed chocolates to fellow passengers