Emirates repatriation flight to Lagos returns to Dubai after passenger gives birth – The National

Emirates repatriation flight to Lagos returns to Dubai after passenger gives birth – The National

Emirates repatriation flight to Lagos returns to Dubai after passenger gives birth. The other passengers were transferred to another aircraft, which took off after a four-hour delay. An Emirates plane repatriating dozens of Nigerians stranded in the UAE was forced to turn back after a passenger gave birth mid-flight.. The woman delivered the boy 30 minutes after take-off, according to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission.. EVACUATION: NIGERIAN WOMAN DELIVERS BABY ABOARD EMIRATE AIRLINE.. The mother and child will travel to Lagos after getting a birth certificate for the baby, it added.. A spokeswoman for Emirates airlines confirmed the baby was born on board flight EK783.. The aircraft was changed and re-departed for Lagos with a delay of approximately four hours," she said..