Nobody delivered baby on board our flight – Arik...

Arik Air has debunked claims by a section of the media that a woman gave birth on board its flight from Lagos.

A statement by Arik on Monday explained that contrary to claims that the pregnant woman gave birth aboard the flight on Sunday, the woman only suffered a miscarriage.

The statement signed by Arik's Public Relations and Communications Manager, Mr. Adebanji Ola, also stated that the woman in question was 12 weeks pregnant.

The statement said, "The Arik Air flight W3 101 which departed Lagos for London Heathrow on Sunday, diverted to Palma Mallorca Airport, Spain at 5:44pm due to urgent medical attention for a 12-week pregnant woman on board.

"The passenger reportedly developed severe pain during the course of the flight. The pain was later coupled with bleeding with a suspected miscarriage.

"The passenger, who was initially attended to by two medical doctors on board the flight, was 12 weeks pregnant. She was later transferred to a hospital in Mallorca for further medical attention. This is contrary to a report in some papers to the effect that a woman gave birth on board Arik flight to London."

The statement added that the flight later departed Mallorca at 8pm for London Heathrow.

The statement explained that the pregnant woman did not indicate her pregnancy status to the airline's Passenger Service Agents at check-in and because her pregnancy was 12 weeks, the team didn't notice her status.