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Is this true?
That if a child was born in an aeroplane he/she will have free ride with that airline for life?
What would their nationality be if the plane was flying over an ocean? Would it be point of origin or point of destination?
Singapore Airline let pregnant women travel overseas up to 35 weeks (others up to 30 weeks as doctor permit), that's more than 8 months pregnancy. I knew too many babies who were born prematurely at 7 months. I mean, now they are healthy (but not when they were inside the 'brotkasten').
6 Answers
- FlyboyLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
This is an urban legend. Since the chances of a baby being born on a flight are so slim, it's doubtful any airline has a policy in place. However, since the legend is so pervasive, and it would be a good marketing tool, they probably would award free travel for life. There are at least 2 cases where it has happened, and no airline would want to be seen as being "stingy", since the cost to them would be minimal.
Source(s): http://www.snopes.com/pregnant/airbaby.htm - dcgirlLv 71 decade ago
The "free ride for life" thing is an urban myth--- while I am sure some airline out there has done this for a publicity stunt, no one can actually prove it except the same websites that post hoax news all the time. Plus it is really unlikely that a child would be born in flight; pregnant women are not allowed to fly after a certain point in their pregnancy, and if a woman went into labor inflight, the flight would surely be landed at the closest airport for medical assistance. I am sure it is possible that a premature baby could be born inflight but even then it is really unlikely--- even in the 6-hour trip between the Eastern US and the western UK, it takes only 3 hours to reach an airport, either by completing the trip or returning to the departing airport, and most babies take WAY more than 3 hours to be born.
If a baby were to beat all those odds and be born inflight over the ocean, it would be entitled to the citizenship of its parents, just like a baby who is born to Canadian parents who are visiting France is a Canadian citizen.
- averagebearLv 61 decade ago
This thing about the country giving automatic citizenship to babies born in that country, which so many Americans take for granted, is not a common occurence in the world. Sure, USA is like that. China... not!!
So this being born over the ocean is not a problem, because place of birth is irrelevant for many nationalities.
- 1 decade ago
The nationality of the airline.
Flying on Iberia? The baby is Spanish. Flying on cathay Pacific? The baby is Chinese.
Some airlines used to give free tickets for life, I don't know if they still do that.
- 1 decade ago
Firstly, this is very unlikely, seeing as pregnant mothers need a letter from their doctor confirming that they are in a suitable condition to travel, however if it did occur than i would say the baby would be the nationality of it's parents, and/or of the country it grows up in.
