Passengers of a Delta flight from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Portland were part of a special night as a woman on board went into labor in the air Friday.
The airline confirmed a passenger on flight 478 started to have contractions while still in the air on the way to Oregon. She gave birth 30 minutes before the flight made an emergency landing at Portland International Airport around 10 p.m., the airline said.
"We extend our sincere thanks to the crew and medical volunteers on board who stepped in to provide care to a customer onboard prior to landing in Portland," Delta Air Lines spokesperson Sabrina Cole told local outlets. "The health and safety of our customers is always our top priority, and we wish the family all the best."
Paramedics Tina Fritz and Kaarin Powell were traveling home when a call went out over the intercom for medical professionals aboard Delta flight 478, Fritz said in a Facebook post about the incident.
According to photos posted by Powell, the duo was vacationing in the Dominican Republic before returning home to Oregon and connected through Atlanta.
