A pregnant woman aboard a Jetstar Asia plane gave birth mid-flight last week. She decided to name her son Saw Jet Star, after the name of the very airline she was aboard. The new mother, Saw Let Htu, went into labor mid-flight before the plane landed on Myanmar soil from Singapore on Friday, April 22.
Saw Let Htu was very lucky to have been on board that flight. Three passengers -- who happened to be doctors -- and the crew assisted the expectant mom throughout her labor, AOL reported.
There's A First For Everything
“We're most pleased to announce that a baby boy, named Saw Jet Star, was delivered safely onboard 3K583 by a team of doctors and the crew after the flight landed in Yangon on Friday, 22 April 2016,” Jetstar Asia said in a post in their Facebook page. The post featured two photos of Saw Jet Star.
Not only that, but Saw Jet Star is actually a pretty special baby -- he was the first every baby to be delivered while on a Jetstar Asia flight. He weight six pounds and seven ounces.
In another post, Saw Jet Star is seen with Saw Ler Htu. Htu was the Customer Service Manager onboard the flight. Htu visited the mother and son, also bringing gifts and supplies, the post said. Huffington Post reported that Jetstar Asia gave the mother approximately $730-worth of baby supplies.
Post-Delivery
One Jetstar Asia crew member who was on the flight also posted about the mid-flight delivery on his Facebook page, Huffington Post reported. One photo shows the plane and the other is of Saw Jet Star after he was safely delivered onboard.
"A boy has successfully been born after help from crew members," the post read when translated, as per Huffington Post. The post has been shared over 2,000 times.
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