Arik
Arik Air has debunked claims by a section of the media that a woman gave birth on board its flight from Lagos.
A statement by Arik on Monday explained
that contrary to claims that the pregnant woman gave birth aboard the
flight on Sunday, the woman only suffered a miscarriage.
The statement signed by Arik’s Public
Relations and Communications Manager, Mr. Adebanji Ola, also stated that
the woman in question was 12 weeks pregnant.
The statement said, “The Arik Air flight
W3 101 which departed Lagos for London Heathrow on Sunday, diverted to
Palma Mallorca Airport, Spain at 5:44pm due to urgent medical attention
for a
12-week pregnant woman on board.
“The passenger reportedly developed
severe pain during the course of the flight. The pain was later coupled
with bleeding with a suspected miscarriage.
“The passenger, who was initially
attended to by two medical doctors on board the flight, was 12 weeks
pregnant. She was later transferred to a hospital in Mallorca for
further medical attention. This is contrary to a report in some papers
to the effect that a woman gave birth on board Arik flight to London.”
The statement added that the flight later departed Mallorca at 8pm for London Heathrow.
The statement explained that the
pregnant woman did not indicate her pregnancy status to the airline’s
Passenger Service Agents at check-in and because her pregnancy was 12
weeks, the team didn’t notice her status.
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