NEW DELHI: A Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Bangkok made an emergency landing on Tuesday morning (Feb 3) in India's eastern city of Kolkata after a pregnant Thai woman delivered a baby onboard, confirmed a statement issued by the airlines to Xinhua. The flight landed at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. Replying to a query raised through Twitter about the emergency landing, the airlines said the flight number QR830 was diverted to the Kolkata Airport after a woman passenger reported birth onboard. "Both, the mother and the child, reportedly to be well and transferred to a local hospital. "The aircraft was re-fueled and the flight continued to Bangkok," added the airline's statement.

Source: The Star February 04, 2020 09:45 UTC