A flight attendant has been hailed as “exemplary and calm” after helping deliver a passenger’s baby on a Frontier Airlines flight earlier this month.
“The baby couldn’t wait” Frontier Airlines confirmed in a Facebook post on Tuesday, where it detailed how an “early and unexpected labour” took place on a flight from Denver International Airport to Orlando International Airport.
Flight attendant Diana Giraldo was praised for helping the woman in labour to the plane’s rear lavatory and helping deliver the baby.
Meanwhile, the aircraft diverted to Florida’s Pensacola Airport, with pilot Chris Nye saying, “The whole crew really did a great job”.
The airline shared pictures of the newborn and the crew members involved.
Read more: The Independent
