Qatar Airways Flight makes emergency landing,Thai national gives birth during flight

Qatar Airways flight makes an emergency landing in Kolkata after Thai citizen gives birth to a baby on board. The pilot of Qatar Airways asked for ‘SOS’ signal at Kolkata ATC (Air Traffic Control) for a medical priority landing.

Kolkata(West Bengal): A Thailand national on Tuesday gave birth during a flight from Doha to Bangkok.

The unnamed woman passenger went into labour and delivered the baby with the help of a cabin crew of Qatar airways at around 3 am.

The aircraft made the emergency landing in Kolkata and the woman was admitted to a private hospital here. Both the mother and the baby are doing fine.

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"An unscheduled flight from Doha to Bangkok QR-830 landed around 03:09 am at Kolkata airport on medical priority landing. The pilot of Qatar flight had asked SOS to ATC for medical priority landing. The flight landed safely, the airport team with the doctor was attending the concerned." Kolkata Airport official said while speaking to reporters.

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(ANI REPORT)