‘Sky baby’: China social media hails pilot who made mid-air dash from cockpit to help deliver baby in plane toilet on Taipei-Bangkok flight
- Cabin crew find passenger in labour in aircraft toilet, alert flight deck
- 18-year veteran flyer leaves co-pilot at controls, rushes to help with delivery
A commercial pilot has been hailed as a hero – and become a darling of mainland social media – for leaving the cockpit mid-flight to help deliver a passenger’s baby.
Jakarin Sararnrakskul, from Thailand, who has 18 years flying experience, was at the controls of a VietJet plane from Taipei in Taiwan to Bangkok in Thailand on February 23.
During the journey a passenger went into labour and he safely delivered her baby, making him feel proud, Sina News reported.
It is unclear whether the mother-to-be informed the cabin crew about her condition before boarding.
As the plane cruised at thousands of feet she was found in one of the bathrooms about to give birth by members of the cabin crew, who told Jakarin immediately.
The father-of-one had never helped with a delivery before but he appeared calm, if somewhat nervous throughout the birth.