The Brief
A woman gave birth onboard a flight to New York City this weekend.
The airline says the mother and baby received medical care upon arrival.
An air traffic controller suggested she name the baby “Kennedy,” after JFK airport.
NEW YORK CITY – A pregnant woman boarded her flight to New York City this weekend as a party of one, but touched down on the tarmac as a family of two.
What we know
A passenger gave birth midair during a Caribbean Airlines flight from Kingston, Jamaica to New York City on Saturday.
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The nearly 4-hour flight landed at JFK airport just before noon as pilots alerted air traffic controllers that they had welcomed a baby onboard!
The airline says no emergency was declared during the flight, and the mother and newborn received medical care upon arrival.
What we don’t know
The identities of the mother and baby have not been released.
What they’re saying
However, air traffic controllers had their own idea for a possible baby name with a nod to JFK airport.
“Tell her she’s got to name it Kennedy,” the controller said in audio obtained by CBS News.
The Source
Information from this article was sourced from Caribbean Airlines and CBS News.