Expectant mother gives birth on American Airlines jetway; gives daughter appropriate name

An American Airlines flight landed with an extra passenger. On Wednesday, Nereida Araujo gave birth to a healthy baby girl on the jetway of Flight 868, after the plane landed in Charlotte, North Carolina from Tampa, Florida during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. The uncommon birthplace inspired the newborn's fitting moniker: Lizyana Sky Taylor. "Baby Sky decided to enter the world on a plane," Araujo wrote on Facebook. "Mommi (sic) handled it well thanks to everybody who assisted us with love & care." An American Airlines spokespersonsaid that the airline "requested medical personnel due to a passenger who needed assistance" upon landing in Charlotte. "Paramedics, along with the Charlotte Fire Department, assisted in the delivery of a healthy baby girl at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport on the jetway," said a spokesperson for Mecklenburg EMS Agency. Nelson added, "We are happy (and thankful of course!!) to be a part of this family's story."<br/>