@...@The insurance firm of China Airlines will decide whether to ask the unnamed passenger to cover the cost of the stopover to ©ensure the health of her baby, airline media affairs staffer Weni Lee said Friday// The flight made an emergency landing en route from Taipei to Los Angeles on Oct// 8//
Taiwanese media have estimated the bill at $33,000, although the airline said its insurer is still calculating the cost//
@...@The local media have widely ©reported that the woman evidently wanted to give the child American citizenship// Taiwan*s China Times newspaper*s website said that, before giving birth, she repeatedly asked the cabin crew, **Are we in U//S// air space?**
Those comments couldn*t be verified, and Lee said she could not confirm whether the passenger had made them//
Alaska state officials say the baby© is eligible for U//S// citizenship// A baby born in flight has the right to be a U//S// citizen if that is where the child first arrives, even if born in international air space, said Susan Morgan, spokeswoman for the Alaska Department of Social Services//