CHARLESTON, SC – Southwest Airlines flight 556, bound for Orlando from Philadelphia, diverted to Charleston after a baby was born in flight.
Medical personnel on board assisted with the delivery. Emergency medical technicians met the flight upon landing and transported the parents and baby to an area hospital.
My @SouthwestAir flight from PHL to MCO was diverted to Charleston because a woman went into labor. Flight crew did a great job. pic.twitter.com/63yVrkWWRL— Izzy Gould (@IzzyGould) December 4, 2016
The flight and its 132 passengers arrived in Orlando at 6:34 p.m.
