Friday, October 23, 2009

“Baby on Board”

A passenger on an AirAsia flight from Borneo went into labor and delivered a baby boy onboard, before landing in Malaysia. The airline immediately charged extra money for the little bundle of baggage.

Needless to say, things got a bit chaotic. For instance, airline personnel weren’t sure if the placenta should count as a carry-on or a personal item.

The mother says that the airplane’s crew members were very helpful, and they even let her choose whether to stow the baby under her seat on in the overhead bin.

When the mother’s water broke, the crew informed her she could be arrested for bringing more than 3 oz. of liquid on the plane.

Just as the plane dropped its landing gear, so did the mother.

Despite the pre-flight instructions, the baby found that the nearest exit was, in fact directly in front of him.

The woman’s labor might have been easier if the flight attendants hadn’t forced her to keep her chair back in its full, upright position.

Of course, if the woman had stayed in an upright position, she never would have gotten pregnant in the first place.

The baby came out of the womb just as the plane descended into a low-altitude landing pattern, giving a new meaning to lowering the flaps.

Until the plane came to a complete stop, the baby kept his umbilical cord securely fastened about his waist.

Due to the airspeed, this was the first baby to ever come out at 300 miles per hour.