Maternity Air Travel (2013)

Airline Travel Policies

The following table contains information extracted from websites and acts as a rough guide to pregnancy related flight travel with a few airlines. Before embarking on your journey, please ensure that you check with the airline on their updated policies.

Airline	1st limit	2nd limit	No carriage	Remarks
AirAsia	Up to 27th week – sign AA’s liability waiver	28th – 34th week – require doctor’s certificate and sign AA’s liability waiver	After 35th week
Malaysia Airlines	Up to 35th week for international flightsUp to 36th week for domestic flights Up to 32nd week for multiple	–	–	Medical certificate from doctor certifying fitness and risk factors always required. Non-Malaysian women pregnant beyond 6 months are not allowed to fly into Malaysia.
Singapore Airlines	Up to 36th week for single uncomplicatedUp to 32nd week for multiple uncomplicated	–	–	Medical certificate from doctor certifying fitness and risk factors required after 29th week.
Jetstar	Up to 36th week for flights over 4 hours durationUp to 40th week for flights under 4 hours duration	–	–	Medical certificate from doctor certifying fitness and risk factors required after 28th week.
Tiger Airways	Up to 34th week for journey completion		35th week onwards	Medical certificate from doctor certifying fitness and risk factors required for travel between 30-34 weeks Must contact call center to arrange bookings
KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines)	Not recommended for travel after 36th week	–	–	Medical certificate for travel required for multiple pregnancies and any complications.
British Airways	Up to 36th week for uncomplicated singleUp to 32nd week for multiple	–	–	Medical certificate from doctor certifying fitness for travel required after 28th week
Qantas Airways	Up to 28th week no medical certificate required.	For flights over 4 hours:Up to 36th week for single uncomplicated Up to 32nd week for multiple For flights under 4 hours: Up to 40th week for single uncomplicated Up to 36th week for multiple	–	Medical certificate from doctor certifying fitness for travel required after 28th week. Medical clearance is required if pregnancy has any complications.
Emirates	Up to 29th week	Up to 32nd week for multipleFor single uncomplicated, travel after 36th week will be permitted after prior clearance is granted by Emirates medical department.	For multiples after 32nd weekIf no medical certificate produced when required, airline has right to reject passenger.	Medical certificate from doctor certifying fitness for travel required after 29th week. Emirates website has standard declaration for pregnant women
Cathay Pacific	Up to 28 weeks	Up to 36th week for uncomplicated singleUp to 32nd week for uncomplicated multiple	If no medical certificate produced when required, or does not contain the information required, airline has right to reject passenger.	Medical certificate from doctor certifying fitness for travel required after 28th week, dated within 21 days of initial outbound travel. If any medical complications occur during travel, medical clearance from CX medical team is required before return journey.