A pilot is adding another title to his name after helping to deliver a newborn baby in the air.
A VietJet pilot helped deliver a baby while operating a flight from Taipei-Taoyuan (TPE) to Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi (BKK).
Jakarin Sararnrakskul is a father of one and a pilot with 18 years of experience.
He was flying a VietJet plane from Taipei, Taiwan, to Bangkok, Thailand, when an emergency occurred on board.
Sararnrakskul, who was piloting the plane, left the cockpit after the cabin crew told him that a woman was in labor in one of the airplane bathrooms, according to Viral Press.
Leaving his female co-pilot to fly the airplane, Sararnrakskul rushed to the aid of the woman, who was in labour in one of the plane’s toilets.
Soon after he arrived at the pregnant woman’s side, Sararnrakskul delivered a baby while the plane was still thousands of feet in the air.
Paramedics were waiting for the airplane when it touched down in Bangkok, Thailand.
Both mother and baby were confirmed to be safe and healthy.
“I feel so proud that I could help to bring him into the world.” the captain said.
