Flying while pregnant comes with a few conditions that keep the trip comfortable and safe. This policy sets out the travel rules for pregnant passengers on LATAM-operated flights.
Pregnant passengers can travel without restrictions as long as they're in good health and haven't completed week 30 of pregnancy.
Exceptions by route
- On flights to or from Peru, they can travel without restrictions up until week 28 is complete.
- On flights to or from Argentina, they can also travel without restrictions up until week 28 is complete.
When a passenger tells you she's pregnant, ask how many weeks along she is and what her route is, since medical clearance is required in some cases.
Requirements by week of pregnancy
This table sums up the requirements for passengers with pregnancies that have no medical complications:
| Documentation required | Single pregnancy | Multiple pregnancy | Peru exception | Argentina exception |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No certificate needed | Before 30 weeks | Before 30 weeks | Before 28 weeks | Before 28 weeks |
| Medical certificate required (no review by LATAM's medical team) | From 30 weeks up to 36 weeks | From 30 weeks up to 32 weeks | From 28 weeks up to 32 weeks | From 28 weeks through 38 weeks |
| Medical certificate or MEDIF must be processed with the medical team | From 36 weeks up to 39 weeks | From 32 weeks up to 39 weeks | From 32 weeks up to 36 weeks | — |
| Pregnancies with medical complications (hypertension, signs of preterm labor, gestational diabetes) | Always require medical clearance, at any stage of pregnancy | Always require medical clearance, at any stage of pregnancy | Always require medical clearance, at any stage of pregnancy | Always require medical clearance, at any stage of pregnancy |
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Pregnant passengers can't board from week 39 onward on LATAM-operated flights, or from week 36 onward on flights to or from Peru.
About the medical certificate
The certificate no longer has to come from a specialist such as a gynecologist, obstetrician or fetal medicine doctor. It does need to:
- Be issued within 10 days before the flight departs.
- Be no more than 7 days old before departure on flights to or from Argentina.
- State the origin and destination of the trip.
- Include the departure and arrival dates.
- State how many weeks along the pregnancy is.
- Include explicit authorization to fly.
Without the required medical certificate, boarding may be denied. For the first 7 days after giving birth, passengers aren't accepted on flights unless they present medical clearance approved by LATAM's medical team.
Recording it in the booking
When a medical certificate is required, the travel manager should add an OSI noting that the passenger was told about it.