A pregnant mother who unexpectedly went into labour on a flight from Singapore decided to name her baby boy ‘Jet Star’ after airline crew helped her safely deliver the infant on board.
Three doctors happened to be on Friday’s three-hour flight to Myanmar and assisted the women in delivering the baby as the plane taxied at Yangon airport.
The mother’s family name is Star and she decided to name her son ‘Saw Jet Star,’ because of the ‘care she received from the airline‘.
It appears the baby’s first name is a tribute to the on board Customer Service Manager who helped the mother on board the flight, Saw Ler Htu.
Both mother and son have since been discharged from a local hospital in Yangon and are in good health.
The baby boy weighed just over three kilograms and is the first baby to be delivered on a Jetstar Asia flight.
Youngest ever passenger
The airline offered the mother $1,000 worth of baby supplies and the three off-duty doctors were provided with flight vouchers.
A spokerperson for Jestar said they were ‘proud of the way [the crew] assisted with the help of generous doctors on board to ensure the safe delivery of our youngest ever passenger on a flight‘.
‘The happy arrival of baby Jet Star was met with a round of applause from other passengers on the plane, so we’re sure it’s not a moment they’ll ever forget either!’ the spokesperson said.
For a flight less than four hours, Jetstar allow women to travel up to the end of their 40th week, but must bring specific documentation from a doctor if choosing to fly at 28 weeks or more.
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