New York - A baby was born several hours after departure on board SouthAfrican Airways flight 203 from Johannesburg bound for New York onSaturday evening.The NY Daily News reports Fatawmatt Kaba, 17, of Angola went into labour four hours intothe 16-hour trip. The newborn, Mamel Joella, was born about 38 000 feetin the air over West Africa and therefore will not be recognised as a UScitizen since he was not born in US airspace....Kaba and baby Mamel were doing so well after the birth that they were allowed to return to their seats afterwards and the doctors gave the all clear for the flight to continue.One of the passengers on board Jamahl Winters, 32, said of the air-born experience, “You could see his little umbilical cord still attached. It was amazing. I didn’t think stuff like that really happened in real life. I thought it was something that happened in TV and movies....”
The sad thing is is that people's comments on various articles about this are just disrespectful. One person said that they would have sued if the flight was diverted, and on another post where someone talking about caring about the baby, people voted a thumbs down.
The sad thing is is that people's comments on various articles about this are just disrespectful. One person said that they would have sued if the flight was diverted, and on another post where someone talking about caring about the baby, people voted a thumbs down.
Thoughts?