Overview

• A Jeju Air flight departed Clark, Philippines, and touched down at Incheon International Airport at 6:21 a.m. KST on June 1 after crew reported an in-flight birth.
• Emergency services were alerted at 6:44 a.m. when the newborn boy was found unresponsive and in cardiac arrest.
• The infant was rushed to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
• Incheon International Airport Police have jurisdiction since the incident occurred on a Korean-flagged aircraft.
• The mother, a Philippine national in her 30s, will be summoned for questioning about the circumstances of the birth and death.