A baby born on a JetBlue flight from Puerto Rico to Florida inspired the airline to rename their jet.”(Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images)

A baby was born on a JetBlue flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the airline confirmed on Saturday.

Flight 1954 welcomed what the airline officially dubbed their “youngest customer to date” on the Friday flight and now the airline wants to rename the jet, which was ironically already named “Born to Be Blue,” after the newborn.

“We’d like to thank the crew and medical professionals on board for their quick action under pressure, and wish the new mother and son all the best. Flight 1954 was operated on aircraft N523JB, coincidentally named, ‘Born To Be Blue,'” JetBlue shared in a statement to NBC 6. JetBlue did not immediately respond to Yahoo Lifestyle’s requests for comment.

Giving storks a day off. With mom’s okay, we’d like to rename “Born To Be Blue” after our newest baby blue and our youngest customer ever. More baby shower gifts to come! #AirBorn https://t.co/h7tQRY0lwn — JetBlue Airways (@JetBlue) February 16, 2019

A member of JetBlue’s ground operations, Yaqui Ramos, shared photos of the crew and the newborn boy after the flight landed. Despite crew members and medical professionals helping the woman give birth, the flight landed 11 minutes early, taking only two hours and 40 minutes.

What an amazing coincidence our brand NEW #BabyBlue born at #BornToBeBlue aircraft @JetBlue @HelloJetBlue Thank you to our amazing IF crew and Angie AO Leader for suprising and delight this new mom!#Culturepic 🛫 👶 pic.twitter.com/807iDKNjcD — Y. Ramos (@YQRamos) February 16, 2019

While mid-air births are rare, many have happened, a few even inspiring names too. In 2016, a Jetstar passenger, who was so honored with the care the crew and people onboard gave her during her midair delivery, named her son “Saw Jet Star.” And in 2012, a baby was named after her mother’s Emirates flight number, EK, after being delivered on the plane.

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