A baby was in a hurry to see the light of day on June 18, 2023 on board KLM flight KL588. The infant was born on board the Boeing 777-200 with registration PH-BQI. The flight was diverted to Barcelona for this reason. 

Actually, pregnant women are no longer allowed to travel on commercial aircraft after a certain week. However, some - for various reasons - do not stick to it and sometimes there are "premature babies" who suddenly want to see the light of day much earlier than the doctors predicted and that of all things above the clouds at cruising altitude. 

KLM flight KL588 was en route from Lagos (Nigeria) to Amsterdam Schiphol on 18 June 2023. At first it was a routine flight without any abnormalities. However, in the Mediterranean area, a woman went into labor. She was supported to the best of her ability by the crew, so that shortly afterwards a child saw the light of day. 

According to official information, the baby was born in one of the galleys. The captain reported the birth to air traffic control and asked for a stopover. The Spanish ATC assigned him Barcelona Airport. It was also reported that there is now one more passenger on board, as both the mother and her newborn are doing well.  

KLM's Boeing 777-200 was then able to land on runway 02 in the Catalan capital. A medical team was already waiting there for the new mother and her baby. The flight to Amsterdam-Schiphol was then continued later. The long-haul aircraft reached the largest airport in the Netherlands with a total delay of two hours and 20 minutes.