\u201cWe have a passenger, a pregnant passenger who is going into labor at this time,\u201d one pilot of Jamaica Airlines flight BW005 said in an audio recording of Air Traffic Control obtained by CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n Caribbean Airlines confirmed with PIX11 that the flight originated from Kingston, Jamaica, and was headed to JFK. Airline officials said there was never an emergency declaration during the flight.<\/p>\n In this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, a Caribbean Airlines jet leaves the gate at Miami International Airport in Miami. (AP Photo\/Lynne Sladky)<\/p>\n \u201cUpon arrival, the mother and newborn were attended by medical personnel and are receiving necessary care,\u201d a Jamaica Airlines spokesperson said.<\/p>\n One Air Traffic Controller even joked that the baby should be named after the airport once the pilot confirmed that the child had been delivered.<\/p>\n Discover more local reporting on our homepage <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cTell [the mother] that she has to name [the baby] Kennedy,\u201d the controller said.<\/p>\n \u201cHaha, Kennedy. Will do,\u201d the pilot responded.<\/p>\n Airline officials did not provide the health status of the mother or the child.<\/p>\n Spencer Gustafson is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered New York state and city news since 2023. See more of his work here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n![\"In](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/73d30a49e7be9d9ba1683748964f6bf4.jpeg\"\/)
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