Delta “Recommends” That Women Over 9.2 Months Pregnant Do Not Fly
Oct 26, 2018, 5:18 pm
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Delta “Recommends” That Women Over 9.2 Months Pregnant Do Not Fly
Isn’t 40 weeks equal to 9.2 months?
....”Aviation regulations around pregnant fliers are woolly. There is no industry-wide rule: Some airlines refuse to carry women after 27 weeks of pregnancy, while others will accept them up to 40 weeks, with appropriate medical notes—Delta is one such airline. (“The recommendation is that pregnant women not fly within four weeks of their due date, and to check with their physician before flying,” says a Delta spokesperson. “But it is a recommendation.”)”....
https://www.cntraveler.com/story/wha...born-on-planes
....”Aviation regulations around pregnant fliers are woolly. There is no industry-wide rule: Some airlines refuse to carry women after 27 weeks of pregnancy, while others will accept them up to 40 weeks, with appropriate medical notes—Delta is one such airline. (“The recommendation is that pregnant women not fly within four weeks of their due date, and to check with their physician before flying,” says a Delta spokesperson. “But it is a recommendation.”)”....
https://www.cntraveler.com/story/wha...born-on-planes
Oct 26, 2018, 5:32 pm
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Isn’t 40 weeks equal to 9.2 months?
....”Aviation regulations around pregnant fliers are woolly. There is no industry-wide rule: Some airlines refuse to carry women after 27 weeks of pregnancy, while others will accept them up to 40 weeks, with appropriate medical notes—Delta is one such airline. (“The recommendation is that pregnant women not fly within four weeks of their due date, and to check with their physician before flying,” says a Delta spokesperson. “But it is a recommendation.”)”....
https://www.cntraveler.com/story/wha...born-on-planes
....”Aviation regulations around pregnant fliers are woolly. There is no industry-wide rule: Some airlines refuse to carry women after 27 weeks of pregnancy, while others will accept them up to 40 weeks, with appropriate medical notes—Delta is one such airline. (“The recommendation is that pregnant women not fly within four weeks of their due date, and to check with their physician before flying,” says a Delta spokesperson. “But it is a recommendation.”)”....
https://www.cntraveler.com/story/wha...born-on-planes
Oct 28, 2018, 5:33 pm
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