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Travel during pregnancy requires special attention to ensure comfort and safety at every stage. LATAM’s policy establishes clear guidelines for when medical certification is needed and how to travel safely according to the stage of pregnancy and route. In this section, you’ll find practical information on documentation requirements, route exceptions, and medical certificate conditions — so travel agents and travelers can plan each journey with confidence, transparency, and peace of mind. |
The policy objective is to define the regulations for pregnant passengers, ensuring safe travel on LATAM flights.
Pregnant passengers can travel without restriction, as long as they are in good health, before week 30 of their pregnancy. However, on flights to/from Peru and to/from Argentina, they can travel without restriction until before completing week 28; therefore, if a passenger reports to be pregnant, the number of weeks of pregnancy should be consulted, since in some cases the passenger will need to submit a medical certificate.
The following table summarizes the requirements for pregnant women:
| Required Documentation | Single fetus pregnancy | Multiple fetus pregnancy | Exceptions on flights to/from Peru (single and multiple fetus) | Exceptions on flights to/from Argentina (single and multiple fetus) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does not require a Certificate | Before 30 weeks into the pregnancy | Before 28 weeks into the pregnancy | Before 28 weeks into the pregnancy | |
| Requires medical certificate. (Does not require validation of the medical area of the company) | From 30 weeks to before completing 36 weeks. | From 30 weeks to before completing 32 weeks. | From 28 weeks to before completing 32 weeks. | From weeks 28 to 38. |
Requires medical certificate or MEDIF with the medical area of the company. |
From 36 weeks to before completing 39 weeks. | From 32 weeks to before completing 39 weeks. | From 32 weeks to before completing 36 weeks. | ----------- |
| Pregnancies with some medical complication (hypertension, symptoms of premature birth, gestational diabetes) should always request Medical Certification, regardless of the gestation perod | ||||
The requirement that the medical certificate be issued by a medical specialist remains without effect. Ex: Gynecologist, Obstetrician, Fetal Medicine. The certificate must:
When it is appropriate to present a medical certificate, the Travel Agent must enter an OSI indicating that the passenger was informed, for example: WARNING PSGR REQ MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.
