Baby Boy Born in Batik Air 23 Minutes Before Landing in Bali
9 July 2017 08:54 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A passenger of Batik Air with boarding pass number ID-6500 gave birth aboard the plane during a flight from Jakarta to Denpasar, Bali on Saturday (8/7).
Angkasa Pura I of Ngurah Rai International airport spokesperson Arie Ahsanurrohim said that the passenger had been evacuated to the nearest hospital from the airport.
The passenger named Nurul Samiah (28) delivered a baby boy around 23 minutes before landing in Bali. She delivered the baby safely andreceived assistance from cabin crew and other passengers who are familiar with medical care.
The crew later informed the incident to air traffic controller in Ngurah Rai airport to prepare an ambulance.
After the plane landed in Bali at around 09.05 in the morning Central Indonesian Time (WITA), the medic staff of Ngurah Rai airport later evacuated Nurul and her baby using an ambulance to Kasih Ibu Kedonganan Hospital in Badung Regency, Bali, to receive further medical care.
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