New York City recently got an unexpected visitor from Jamaica when a woman gave birth during a flight’s approach to John F. Kennedy International Airport. Everyone on the flight celebrated the mother and congratulated her on the birth of her child, but given the current political climate around immigration, the baby’s arrival has already sparked debate.
The flight was a Caribbean Airlines route from Kingston, Jamaica, though the name of the woman in labor has not been made public. Usually, when an airplane is making its final approach, there’s a routine back-and-forth between the pilot and air traffic control. Rarely are there any issues to discuss — the pilot gets updates on airport traffic, and a standard landing procedure follows.
