Baby Kadiju was born on board a Turkish Airlines plane with the help of the flight's crew

The passengers of Turkish Airlines flight welcomed an unexpected little passenger when a baby girl was born mid-air on Sunday. The flight's crew helped in the delivery of the new-born. Some passengers in the airlines also helped the crew bring the child to life. Nafi Diaby, 28 weeks pregnant, went into labour on the flight soon after it took-off from Guinea's capital Conakry to Istanbul via Ouagadougou.The international airlines company issued a statement praising the efforts of the crew. It said: "The cabin crew noticed that a woman passenger named Nafi Diaby, 28 weeks into her pregnancy, was suffering childbirth pains."

Nafi Diaby, 28 weeks into her pregnancy, gave birth to her little girl aboard a Turkish Airlines plane.

@TurkishAirlines What's the birth place on certificate goni say?? Haha. Congratulations — My Undiagnosed Child (@MyUndiagnosed) April 7, 2017

@TurkishAirlines Congratulation to mama & baby 4 being so lucky to be assisted by awesome crew @TurkishAirlines

No doubt, the baby wants to become a #pilot — Naked_Determination (@Naked_Determina) April 9, 2017

@TurkishAirlines That's adorable. Props to the crew for the assistance in delivering the little joy. — Ryan Yollin (@IcanseeJohnCena) April 9, 2017

@TurkishAirlines Congratulations to all! Love the one staff member looking at the baby and mother instead of the camera. And the one looking so very happy! — Karen Pierce (@rustysmommy1) April 9, 2017

@TurkishAirlines Things like this make us believe in humanity again we'll done crew!! — Muralidhar (@adhikamu) April 9, 2017

@TurkishAirlines Very well done to your cabin crew, shows there not just there to look nice and serve coffee. — Alan Mörris (@Fokmisterutd) April 9, 2017

"They promptly responded to assist her childbirth during the flight," it added.The mother and the infant, named Kadiju, were admitted in a hospital in Burkina Faso, an African nation, reported BBC While both of them, in good health, are recovering there, a storm of gasps, wonder, joy and good wishes broke on Twitter.Click here for more trending stories