Baby joy as Ryanair flight gains extra passenger mid-air
It was baby joy for one passenger on board a Ryanair flight this week after they gave birth mid-flight.
The flight from Brussels to the Spanish province of Castellón was diverted to Limoges in southwestern France as the passenger welcomed a child while in the air.
Flight 4797 took off from the Belgian capital at about 1:40 p.m. on Thursday, according to data from Flightradar24, it was then expected to spend the next two hours travelling through French airspace. It was baby joy for one passenger on board a Ryanair flight this week after they gave birth mid-flight. Pic: Philippe Clement/Shutterstock
However, the Boeing 737 landed in Limoges just an hour after takeoff, with the flight-tracking site and local outlets reporting that a woman had given birth on board.
According to the flight tracking data, the plane once again took off approximately 90 minutes after it landed in Limoges.
Therefore, passengers were only delayed around two hours from their scheduled flight time. The flight from Brussels to the Spanish province of Castellón was diverted to Limoges in southwestern France as the passenger welcomed a child while in the air. Pic: Dragos Asaftei/Shutterstock
There were knock-on delays as a result, with three more flights scheduled on the same aircraft facing the repercussions of the diversion.
Births on a plane are exceedingly rare due to the restrictions surrounding air travel during pregnancy.
Ryanair's guidelines claim it requires a letter from a doctor or a midwife from 28 weeks of pregnancy, while travel is not permitted beyond 36 weeks.
Extra.ie have reached out to Ryanair for comment.
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