Mom gives birth on airplane over Malaysia (woman and son free flights for life)

AP via MSNBC.com ^ | 10/23/09 | Staff

[OldDeckHand]

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian woman who gave premature birth to a boy on board an airplane minutes before it landed will get free flights for life along with her child, an airline official said Friday.

Liew Siaw Hsia, 31, gave birth on budget carrier AirAsia's flight from Penang to Kuching on Wednesday.

[OldDeckHand]

He was 11 weeks premature. For all of our mothers, can you fly in the US with just 11 weeks to go?

[Red Badger]

Well, he can be POTUS someday!......................

[ConservativeMind]

“We hope this serves as an encouragement for all late-term mothers to give birth on our planes, rather than our competitors.”

[Drew68]

He was 11 weeks premature. For all of our mothers, can you fly in the US with just 11 weeks to go?

Yep! It varies by airline. My wife and I had to fly a few times when she was pregnant. Many domestic airlines ask for a doctor's certificate if traveling within a mere one week of due date.

[stephenjohnbanker]

“Nazatul says both Liew and her son will get lifetime of free flights.”

I remember when we did stuff like this in America. Now we bow to our savior, Obama.

[OldDeckHand]

Now we bow to our savior spender, Obama."

Slight edit for accuracy.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

There are plenty of OTHER WORDS to put there.

[OldDeckHand]

"There are plenty of OTHER WORDS to put there."

But that was the only one I could think of that wouldn't get me banned.

[Fester Chugabrew]

Take THAT, Mr. Stork!

[stephenjohnbanker]

Thanks

[stephenjohnbanker]

“But that was the only one I could think of that wouldn’t get me banned. “

Ther wouldn’t be many of us left ;-)