A yet to be named Nigerian woman travelling from Lagos State to the Netherlands gave birth onboard a KLM Flight 588, a Boeing 777.
Both mother and daughter were said to be doing well.
It was gathered that the KLM flight headed for the Netherlands made an emergency landing in Spain with an additional passenger on board after a woman unexpectedly went into labour.
According to Aviation24 on Tuesday, the incident happened early Monday morning when one of the passengers on KLM Flight 588, suddenly went into labour while flying from Lagos to Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
The woman, whose name has not been released, was reportedly taken to the front galley where she gave birth to a premature baby girl. The plane then made an emergency landing in Barcelona where medical staff were waiting.
KLM spokeswoman, Marjan Rozemeijer, on Tuesday, said, “I can confirm that a baby was born on the KL 588 on its way from Lagos to Amsterdam, Due to privacy reasons I cannot make any further statements on the birth.”
