Woman gives birth over the Atlantic during a flight from Africa to the US Posted on February 1, 2022 by Travel editor This midflight labor happened on United Airlines Flight 997, which departed from Kotoka International Airport in Accra, the capital of Ghana, and was bound for Washington Dulles on an 11-hour flight. Post navigation Lunar New Year: Covid thwarts travel plans for millionsGolf-New Zealand Open scrapped over COVID travel restrictions