Posted
1/01/2009 03:44:00 PM
by Douglas
Baby born on trans-Atlantic
flight, becomes property of NorthWest Airlines.
Phil Orlandella, a spokesman for Logan International Airport, says a woman went into labor and gave birth to an apparently healthy baby girl over the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday during the eight-hour flight from Amsterdam.
Orlandella said a doctor and a paramedic who were on the flight assisted in the birth. He said the plane landed without incident about 10:30 a.m., and the mother and baby were immediately taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.
Orlandella said he did not know the nationality of the mother, but said for customs' purposes the baby was considered a Canadian citizen because she was born over Canada's airspace.
Ok, NorthWest will relinquish its claim on the child, but only if the mother agrees to pay the $15 fee for the additional carry on item. Or in this case, the carry off.