Turkish Airlines crew help deliver baby girl on flight
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Extra passenger
A surprising passenger arrived mid-air on a Turkish Airlines flight after a woman went into labour shortly after the plane took off.
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Welcome on board
Nafi Diaby, a 28-weeks pregnant mother, began to show labour pains, when she was flying to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso from Conakry, Guinea.
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Born to fly
The Boeing 737-900 plane was then flying at a height of 42,000 feet. Cabin crew of the flight were rushed to help deliver the baby and moments later Diaby delivered a healthy baby girl. The baby was later named Kadiju.
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All smiles
Pictures showed cabin crew gathered around the new born baby and the mother, Nafi Diaby, as she lay across a row of seats.
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Well-done crew!
The airline took to Twitter to announce the arrival. "It's a girl" the statement read. "Welcome on board Princess!"