A baby boy was delivered aboard a Caribbean Airlines flight as it approached New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to the airline and air traffic control recordings. The birth took place on 2 April 2026 on flight BW526, which was travelling to New York from the Caribbean.
The airline confirmed that a passenger went into labour during the flight and gave birth before landing. Air traffic control audio, reported by ABC News, captured the pilot informing controllers that a passenger was in labour and requesting medical assistance on arrival.
