Cabin crew helps woman give birth at 42,000 feet

A baby girl named Kadiju is born during a Turkish Airlines flight from Guinea's capital Conakry to Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.

A baby girl named Kadiju has been born during a flight operated by Turkish Airlines. Source: Turkish Airlines

The cabin crew from a Turkish Airlines flight from Guinea to Burkina Faso has successfully delivered a healthy baby girl at 42,000 feet.

Nafi Diaby, 28, was a passenger aboard the Boeing B737-900 flight when she went into labour while travelling from Conakry to Ouagadougou.

Crew members quickly responded and assisted with the mid-flight birth.

The mother and daughter were taken to hospital for observation after landing at Ouagadougou Airport. Source: Turkish Airlines

Diaby and her daughter, named Kadiju, were taken to hospital for observation after the plane landed at Ouagadougou Airport.

Turkish Airlines said the mother and daughter suffered no health problems in the wake of the dramatic birth.

"The cabin crew noticed that a woman passenger named Nafi Diaby, [who was] 28 weeks into her pregnancy, was suffering childbirth pains," a Turkish Airlines statement said.

"They promptly responded to assist her childbirth during the flight."