A woman went into labour after taking off on a flight bound for Manchester.
Pregnant Nweke Ifeoma went into labour on board the Turkish Airline flight from Istanbul shortly after take off at around 11.40am on Monday.
Cabin crew tried to take the Nigerian citizen to a more secluded part of the aircraft and asked over the loudspeaker if there was a doctor on board.
Luckily a doctor stepped up and along with the air hosts and hostesses, helped deliver the tot at 33,000ft.
Cabin crew cut the newborn's umbilical cord and the pilot diverted the plane to Vienna International Airport in Austria.
Paramedics met the new mum and her baby on the tarmac before taking them to hospital.
Both were found to be in good health, although the baby's name and weight has not been revealed.
Air steward Hakan Dogan later spoke to the Turkish media and said that he and his colleagues tended to the passenger "in line with the training we received in first aid classes".
Turkish Airlines confirmed the incident in a statement, and a spokeswoman said: "Cabin crew members are trained for these type of situations."
Generally, women are not allowed to travel by air after 36 weeks of pregnancy for domestic travel, and after 28 to 35 weeks for international travel depending on the airline, according to the University of Rochester Medical Centre.
