Baby on board: Paramedics help passenger give birth just before flight lands

A passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta in the US gave birth to a healthy 5.5lb girl just before the Boeing 737 landed at Portland International Airport in Oregon on Friday
Brielle Renee Blair was born on the plane (Tina Fritz/AP)

Brielle Renee Blair was born on the plane (Tina Fritz/AP)

Please fasten your seat belt, make sure your tray table is in an upright and locked position, and prepare for delivery.

A passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta in the US gave birth to a healthy 5.5lb girl just before the Boeing 737 landed at Portland International Airport in Oregon on Friday.

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