Baby Daniella welcomed into the world over Sahara

[yogib37 3]

BRUSSELS (AFP) - A baby girl was born over the Sahara desert during the night aboard a Brussels Airlines flight from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Belgium, the company said in a statement Friday.

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Baby Daniella -- named after the co-pilot for the Kinshasa-Brussels flight -- "is doing fine thanks to the help of two doctors who happened to be aboard as well as the crew," the statement said.

A 31-year-old Congolese woman, who was not identified, gave birth to the child at around 0200 GMT as the Airbus A330-300 was flying over the Sahara.

"Given the absence of any nearby airport, the birth took place aboard," the company said.

Mother and child were taken to hospital on arrival in Brussels.

"Flight SN352, therefore, had 233 passengers aboard on departure and 234 on arrival," the statement ended.

[Ladylethal 12]

I thought pregnant women after 5 months weren't allowed to fly.

[JODO 2]

Good mom and baby were OK,but that woman probably should not have been flying.

[Jasman0717 9]

I thought pregnant women after 5 months weren't allowed to fly.

Guess the rules are different depending on where you are flying out of

[Marc and Olga 0]

I'm no expert but wouldn't she have already started about the time the plane took off?