Spirit Airlines offers free lifetime travel to baby born mid-flight

Christoph Lezcano was born on a plane travelling between Florida and Texas
Spirit Airlines

An airline has offered free lifetime travel to a baby boy born on one of its flights.

Christoph Lezcano was born during a Spirit Airlines flight from Florida to Texas on June 22.

His mother, Cristina Penton, who was 36-weeks-pregnant, had four weeks to go until her due date but started suffering contractions less than half an hour into the journey.

But with the help of a paediatrician and nurse who happened to be on board, Christof was born.

Ms Penton said she was in “pure panic”, adding: “There was no time to prepare or land or do anything.”

Spirit has offered a free flight for Christoph and a guest on his birthday every year, to wherever the carrier flies.

Spokesman Paul Berry said: “A baby being born during a flight is very rare, but our flight attendants are trained to handle medical emergencies in-flight and they have access to doctors on the ground via in-flight communication.”

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