babies on this flight , ' " reed said . "
southwest airlines flight 623 bound for phoenix was diverted shortly after taking off from san francisco on tuesday when a pregnant passenger went into labor , the airline confirmed to abc news .
los angeles ( ap ) — a southwest airlines flight landed in los angeles with one more passenger than when it took off .
a team of medics met the plane , " pasenger ely alexander told abc station kabc - tv in los angeles . "
the other 111 passengers on board flight 623 boarded another flight to phoenix .
 
the captain announced congratulations for the arrival of this new baby boy , " another passenger aarti shahani told ktvk . "
this is n't the first time a baby was born mid - air on a southwest airlines flight .
one of the nurses that helped she said she was like walking around pacing in the airport so they were thinking she was having contractions , " dafoe told phoenix tv station ktvk . "