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A passenger has given birth on board a plane flying to Armenia and named her daughter after one of the flight attendants who helped with the delivery. | A passenger has given birth on board a plane flying to Armenia and named her daughter after one of the flight attendants who helped with the delivery. |
The healthy baby was born on Saturday, two hours before the Armavia airlines flight landed in the capital Yerevan after a long flight from Siberia. | The healthy baby was born on Saturday, two hours before the Armavia airlines flight landed in the capital Yerevan after a long flight from Siberia. |
Flight attendant Asmik Gevondyan said she noticed that Armina Babayan, a 31-year-old passenger, appeared to be in labour and organised the delivery. | Flight attendant Asmik Gevondyan said she noticed that Armina Babayan, a 31-year-old passenger, appeared to be in labour and organised the delivery. |
"All of our crew helped to deliver the baby," Gevondyan told the Associated Press. | "All of our crew helped to deliver the baby," Gevondyan told the Associated Press. |
Babayan, who had claimed to be six-and-a-half-months pregnant during check-in, named her first child Asmik, local television reported. | Babayan, who had claimed to be six-and-a-half-months pregnant during check-in, named her first child Asmik, local television reported. |
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