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Saturday, December 05, 2009


"Please make sure all carry-on items are securely stowed in the overhead bins or under the seat in front of you, leaving the row free from any obstructions."
A woman gave birth to a baby boy on a Southwest Airlines flight from Chicago that had to be diverted to Denver International Airport.

Spokesman Paul Flaningan of Dallas-based Southwest says Flight 441 was about 100 miles north of Denver Friday when the unidentified woman went into labor. Flaningan says the captain decided to divert to Denver but she started to deliver the baby en route.

A doctor and two nurses on board helped deliver the baby at the back of the plane with the help of flight attendants and an in-flight medical radio service.
Oh stewardess, I think the man sitting next to me is a doctor:


The mother and baby were met at the gate by an ambulance and taken to the Medical Center of Aurora, where a spokeswoman says they're doing fine.

After stopping in Denver, the flight continued on to Salt Lake City and then Boise as scheduled.
I realize SouthWest has a schedule, but who was the poor sap that had to sit in that seat for the rest of the way to Salt Lake City? That's a wet spot that a bag of peanuts and a complimentary Heineken isn't going to make up for.

I wonder if SouthWest charged her for having additional luggage?



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