China Scene: Central

Child born on airplane while mum flies home

A pregnant woman gave birth on a plane on Tuesday after disguising the fact she was eight months pregnant so she would be allowed to fly home.

Jiang Yulan was on a flight from Nanjing airport in Jiangsu province to Changsha, Hunan province, when she went into labor. The crew had to set up a private area where Jiang delivered her son - more than 10,000 m above the ground.