Beiruting News

Not many people can say they were born in the air, but that will be the reality for one young boy who came into the world aboard Air France flight AF 719 on Tuesday morning.

French media reports have not yet mentioned exactly how pregnant the mother was, but evidently she was too far along to hold on and the baby was born in the skies between Dakar and Paris.

And another remarkable thing about the incident is that apparently most of the passengers didn't even realize.

"About an hour after take off, the pilot sent a message over the intercom in a very calm voice, asking if there was a doctor on board," passenger Jean-Louis told French newspaper L'Express.

After the announcement a doctor headed to the rear of the plane and helped deliver the baby without complication.