A 39-year​-​old pregnant woman was on Friday confirmed dead on board an Arik Air flight from Port Harcourt to Lagos.
The deceased, identified as Ijeoma Nwokedi, was confirmed dead on arrival by the medical personnel at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Domestic Terminal One, Lagos.
A reliable source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), that Mrs. Nwokedi was travelling with her husband and a cousin.
The source said the deceased had developed complications mid-air and was attended to by some medical personnel on board the flight.
Arik Air, in a statement by its spokesperson, Ola Adebanji, confirmed the incident.
“A female passenger on board Arik Air’s Port Harcourt-Lagos flight was confirmed dead by medical personnel on arrival this morning at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Domestic Terminal One, Lagos.
“The lady boarded the flight from Port Harcourt in company of her husband and cousin. The cause of death is yet to be ascertained,” the statement said.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/198708-pregnant-woman-dies-mid-air-aboard-arik-air.html

I thought pregnant women in their late trimester aren't advised to travel on an aircraft?

Hian... 45 minutes o...

RIP. Guess she wasn't fit to travel at all

R.I.P

R.I.P

Lalastilala, have you heard this story that happened yesterday.

my question is if she took ill mid air, why did they not call for emergency and land in Benin, Warri, Asaba, Enugu or even Ilorin en-route Lagos.

could they have saved the life of that woman and child if they cared. or the typical Nigerian spirit of lets manage.

they must have calculated the fee of paying for landing in any of those airpots and continued till that woman and child died.

can you stand as a man watching your wife and baby die? pathetic.

Seun what should we do about Nigerian air line and carelessness.

Rip

picture or i dont belivit

One of the quickest way to meet Baba God. Just some few miles to reach Heaven.. May the souls of the fateful departed find rest in the bosom of the Lord... #Pathetic...

eyah.all is well.two souls lost,mother and child.

So sad. May their souls rest in peace.

After 28 years a woman is considered 'elderly' from a Obstetric standpoint. Many complications can arise in the ante-natal to post-partum phases.