Plane made emergency landing in Belfast for pregnant woman

A plane flying from Paris to Detroit has made an emergency landing at Belfast International Airport after a passenger went into labour.

Plane made emergency landing in Belfast for pregnant woman
Fri, 07 Mar, 2014 - 16:24

A plane flying from Paris to Detroit was forced to make an emergency landing at Belfast International Airport yesterday after a passenger went into labour.

The captain asked for special permission for the Airbus A340 to touch down there.

The mother-to-be was taken off the Air France flight and transferred to hospital.

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