Pregnancy Travel Guidelines For Ethiopian Airlines

Pregnant women must know about their health condition along with the guidelines of the flight they will fly on so that they will know what documents they are required to get handy and whether they can fly with them or not. Some airlines have strict air policies that restrict the travel of expecting ladies after some specific weeks of pregnancy.  However, when it comes to Ethiopian Airlines, its guidelines and rules are a bit extensive and allow travel to pregnant ladies only provided with certain conditions. Thus, learning about the airline's pregnancy policy is essential to understanding the necessary documents and the conditions under which one can travel. Therefore, you can look at the article below to understand the same and make your Ethiopian Airlines travel experience joyful.  

Guidelines For Pregnant In Ethiopian Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines doesn't want to create any trouble for its passengers, so it looks out for every basic detail where the flyers can have complications, thus restraining such travel. Therefore, its pregnancy policy, which is made to cater to the needs of the expected women, can be seen as follows: 

• Ladies with normal pregnancy conditions are allowed to fly with Ethiopian Airlines for up to 28 weeks on both national and international flights, and they aren't required to have medical clearance from their healthcare providers. However, they are expected to fill out the pregnancy certificate provided on the airline's official website and keep it handy at the time of check-in or boarding.  
• If their pregnancy is more than 28 weeks old, expectant ladies are required to have their attending doctors fill out a medical clearance form using a pregnancy certificate. This form is also available on Ethiopian Airlines' official website.  
• You can travel on domestic and short-haul flights with a total duration of no more than 2 hours until 36 weeks into your pregnancy.    
• Travel can be permitted until your 34 weeks of pregnancy for international flights whose duration is more than 2 hours, only if you have prior medical approval from your doctor. 
• Ethiopian Airlines advises that expectant mothers voluntarily share some information regarding the uncertainty of pregnancy, expected complications in delivery, or previous cases of multiple births. If the provided information indicates that the health of the expectant mother is normal and has no pregnancy complications, then she may have been generally expected by the airline without requiring any ET medical clearance. However, if the information indicates the reverse, they may be required to have a medical clearance from ET medical service. 

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Period When ET Medical Clearance Is Required by Ethiopian Airlines

• If the expectation of the confinement is less than 4 weeks
• If there is some uncertainty regarding the process of the pregnancy or time of confinement
• There were multiple births previously
• There are some expected complications during the delivery. 

Note: To make your travel possible with Ethiopian Airlines, you are required to have clearances regarding the above-issued problems, which the doctor should issue within seven days before the commencement of the flight departure.  

Conditions In Which Expected Ladies Should Not Plan Their Journey

Apart from the general policies of any airline, it is commonly advised that pregnant women should not have to plan their flying journey with any airline if they are suffering from the following cases:

• Severe Amenia
• High risk of premature labour pain
• recent vaginal bleeding
• Pathology of the lungs
• Slepanocytosis with the recent crisis
• Heart affecting breathing

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General Note Issued By Ethiopian Airlines For Its Pregnant Travellers  

In addition to providing specific guidelines, Ethiopian Airlines offers comprehensive notes tailored for pregnant travellers. These notes are designed to ensure that expectant mothers are well-informed and do not overlook any important details that could enhance their travel experience, which can be seen as follows:

• You are not required to get any approval before 28 weeks of pregnancy. 
• Your attending doctor should fill out the medical clearance form for more than 28 weeks of pregnancy.  
• Some of the travel is permitted until 34 weeks and 36 weeks of pregnancy, based on the duration of the flight.
• You are required to submit a medical clearance from ET medical service only if you have some complicated or exceptional cases of pregnancies. 

Conclusion

Ethiopian Airlines has thoughtfully designed its pregnancy policies to ensure that expectant mothers feel comfortable and supported while travelling with them. These guidelines cater to the diverse needs of pregnant travellers, assisting and care specially made for various stages of pregnancy. With this commitment to their passengers' well-being, Ethiopian Airlines strives to create a reassuring and accommodating travel experience for all expectant ladies.