Traveling while pregnant

Make your trip safe and enjoy every moment without any worries.

Until when can you fly while pregnant?

36 weeks

Or up to 4 weeks before the expected due date, in the case of a pregnancy without complications.

32 weeks

For a pregnancy with twins or triplets, for example, and without complications.

36 weeks

Or up to 4 weeks before the expected due date, in the case of a pregnancy without complications.

32 weeks

For a pregnancy with twins or triplets, for example, and without complications.

In both cases described above, as well as from 28 weeks onwards, there must be a medical statement that:

Attests that your pregnancy has no complications and the length of gestation;
Contain the information that being pregnant does not prevent you from traveling by plane.

Medical Authorization for pregnant passengers

Prior Medical Authorization may be required in situations of:

Risky and high-risk pregnancies;
Pregnancy with complications;
Pregnancy with more than 36 weeks;
Pregnancy with twins or triplets, more than 32 weeks;
Existence of doubts about the length of pregnancy and the expected date of birth;
Prediction of birth complications;
Risk of miscarriage or recent miscarriage.

To do this, you must ask your attending physician to fill out, sign and stamp (with a sticker or stamp) the form Medical Information for Fitness to Travel (MEDIF) (PDF, 0.1 MB, EN). You must then send it to the following email address: [email protected]. (Please note that this email address is exclusively for sending the MEDIF, so other questions will not be considered).

Subsequently, and after analysis by a TAP doctor, we will contact you to inform you whether you can travel while pregnant and under what conditions.

If special assistance is required, you must also make the corresponding Assistance Request.

Both forms (MEDIF and Assistance) must be filled out up to 48 hours before your trip.

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Special assistance

Make sure you have all the support you need and travel more comfortably and safely. If you need special and personalized assistance, make a request.

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Medical authorization (MEDIF)

The well-being of our passengers is important to us. If your pregnancy requires medical authorization to travel, please, contact your doctor so that he or she can provide us with a description of your condition.

Useful recommendations

Before the flight

Travel to the airport in a timely manner to carry out all boarding and travel procedures smoothly;
Request a seat next to the aisle to make it easier to go to the toilets and to take short walks, particularly on longer trips.

During the flight

The use of a seat belt is mandatory and it must be placed under the abdomen, in the pelvic region, so as not to compress the uterus;
It is not advisable to ingest, before or during the flight, carbonated drinks and legumes that worsen gas distension in the intestines;
The cabin environment is drier than the one on land, for that reason, you should drink water frequently;
To reduce the risk of venous thrombosis, particularly on trips lasting more than 3 hours, you should do exercises that mobilize your lower limbs in your seat on board;
It is not recommended to travel in the 7 days after giving birth. The same applies to newborns.

After the flight

If, during your flight, you pass through more than 3 time zones, try to adapt your body to the local rhythm by eating meals at the time of your destination, exposing yourself to sunlight and doing moderate exercise such as short walks. This way, the internal clock will be able to tune itself more quickly;
Medications for jet lag are not recommended during pregnancy.