Woman Gives Birth On Southwest Airlines Flight

Southwest Airlines Flight 623 left San Francisco International Airport about 6.34am on Tuesday, bound for Phoenix Skyharbor International Airport – a flight of about two hours. However, the flight was diverted to Los Angeles after a woman went into labor. She gave birth before the plane was able to land, according to KTLA.

Who helped deliver the baby? A doctor and a nurse who are among the 110 passengers on the plane.

A Los Angeles International spokesperson Amanda Parsons said that the mother and child were “doing fine” at a Los Angeles hospital, according to KTLA.

The remaining passengers were able to board another flight to Phoenix.