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Delta JFKSFO Flight Diverts to Columbus After Passenger Goes Into Labor

Crew coordination with air traffic control brought the jet to Columbus for a rapid handoff to medical responders.

Overview

  • Delta Flight 668, a Boeing 757-200, departed JFK at 6:53 a.m. Wednesday and declared a medical emergency about an hour into the trip.
  • The aircraft landed at John Glenn Columbus International at approximately 8:45 a.m., where paramedics met the plane and took the passenger for care.
  • No birth occurred on board, according to reports drawing on flight tracking data and passenger accounts.
  • The flight remained on the ground for roughly 90 minutes before continuing to San Francisco, arriving just after noon about 90 minutes late.
  • Delta does not prohibit late‑term travel or require a doctor’s note, and passengers on this flight reported that another woman assisted until responders arrived.