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Shona Owen, who was born aboard a British Airways plane and given a First Class ticket as an 18th birthday present, with (Back L-R) Captain Neil Campion, her sister Claire Owen, Main Crew Damanjeet Dhillon, Purser Audrey Meston, CSD Yode Olubajo and Purse Photo: Nick Morrish/British Airways

Woman born on BA plane enjoys sky-high 18th birthday celebration

Shona Owen, a student who was born on board a British Airways aeroplane in 1991, has taken to the skies to celebrate her 18th birthday.

By John Bingham
2 Oct 2009

Miss Owen, of Aberdeen, was delivered at 7,000ft in the first class compartment of a Boeing 747 jet as it approached Gatwick Airport.

A unique entry on her passport reads: "Holder born on an aeroplane, 10 miles south of Mayfield, Sussex".

Now the 18-year-old, who was born six weeks early, has celebrated her coming of age in style with a free flight to Australia to see her grandmother courtesy of the airline – first class of course.

"I was a bit too young to appreciate all the luxuries of BA's first-class service last time," she told The Sun.

Miss Owen's mother, Deborah, was flying back to the UK from Accra in Ghana, where she had been working, when she went into Labour.

Wym Bakker, a Dutch doctor who was travelling on the aircraft, delivered the baby with the assistance from the cabin crew.

Meanwhile other member's of the crew helped distract Miss Owen's older sister Claire, who is now 22, with colouring books and crayons.

Mrs Owen, now 53, told the newspaper: "It was an amazing day. Giving birth in BA's first-class cabin was far more luxurious than the hospital I was heading home for, and the crew and doctor were marvellous."

To mark her unusual birth, Miss Owen was given the names Shona Kirsty Yves – spelling out the initials SKY.
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ssbmat · Member Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 689

Wow..i almost read it as "mile-high-18th birthday celebration Wink

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