Infant dies onboard AirAsia flight from Kuala Lumpur to Perth

Passenger says the two-month-old girl was restless from take-off

A two-month-old baby died onboard an AirAsia flight from Kuala Lumpur to Perth following a medical emergency, The Guardian reported on Tuesday.

The infant had been on the AirAsia flight D7236 with her Saudi parents.

According to a passenger on the flight, Nadia Parenzee, the baby died in her arms. “Flying home from Malaysia this morning I encountered the most confronting situation one could possibly go through. I had a newborn baby take her last dying breath in my arms,” Parenzee said in a post on Facebook.



Parenzee said that an air hostess had asked her to hold the baby, who was restless and crying during the take-off.

“I offered the parents and the staff some assistance as I could see that the new parents were stressed,” she said.

“As I closed my eyes to catch some sleep the AirAsia hostess tapped me on the shoulder to help her. The parents offered the baby to me with desperation in their eyes I took her in my arms and immediately read Surah Fatiha."



“Then baby Farah took her last breath and went limp. I immediately knew something was horribly wrong and shouted out to the passengers to see if there were any doctors on board.”

According to Parenzee, efforts were made to resuscitate the child for about two and a half hours.

An AirAsia spokesperson said that the plane was met by police and paramedics when it arrived at Perth airport on Monday morning.

Police say a report will be prepared for the coroner.