An Air India Express flight from Muscat to Mumbai turned into an unexpected delivery room on Thursday as a Thai passenger went into labor. With no doctor on board, the cabin crew skillfully assisted in the birth of a baby boy. Upon landing, mother and child were hospitalized and are doing well.
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