Emirates lets you book as usual to the end of week 28. During or after week 29 you must carry a medical certificate signed by your doctor or midwife, and from week 37 (week 33 with a multiple pregnancy) you are not allowed to travel. A doctor on Mobi Doctor can see you over video, usually within 15 minutes, and issue that certificate where clinically appropriate.
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Enter your flight number and the dates above (or a route), and the planner fills in the airline — the operating carrier on a codeshare — and the flight time from the published schedule.
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Up to the end of week 28 nothing is needed. From week 29 to the end of week 36 (week 32 for twins or more) you must carry a certificate from a doctor or midwife covering six published points, from single or multiple pregnancy to the latest date you are expected to be fit to travel. From week 37 (33 for multiples) Emirates will not carry you, whatever the certificate says. Complications at any stage move you onto the MEDIF route instead.
Emirates draws its first line at the end of week 28: until then you book and fly as usual. The certificate is required during or after week 29, meaning the day you turn 29 weeks, and the requirement runs until week 36 ends with one baby, or week 32 with more. A trip that straddles the line — out at 28 weeks, back at 30 — still needs the certificate for the return. Qatar Airways, TUI and Condor are the other airlines in this hub that start at 29.
Emirates is unusually specific, and a midwife's signature is accepted. The certificate must state:
The fourth point matters most: Emirates publishes no general age limit, so a fit-to-travel date after your return is what shows the way home is covered. The RCOG describes the same shape of letter.
Emirates states its limit as a first forbidden week, not a last permitted one. Not allowed from week 37 means the final day you can fly with one baby is 36 weeks plus 6 days; for a multiple pregnancy, not allowed from week 33 puts the last day at 32 weeks plus 6 days. That matches most carriers, and is a week later than the 9 airlines that stop at 35. Certificate or not, the limit is absolute. The flying-while-pregnant guide lists every cut-off.
| Letter or certificate required from | Week 29 (during or after week 29) |
| Last week you can fly, single | Week 36 (not allowed from week 37 = last day 36 weeks + 6 days) |
| Last week, twins or more | Week 32 — not allowed from week 33 |
| Letter must be issued within | No general limit published; Colombia flights within 10 days; MEDIF within one month |
| Own form | None if uncomplicated; MEDIF if complicated, submitted at least 48 hours before the flight |
| Who can sign | Your doctor or midwife |
| Source checked | Emirates health information page, 24 September 2026 |
If your pregnancy is complicated at any stage, Emirates requires medical clearance through a MEDIF, completed within one month of the planned travel date and submitted at least 48 hours before the flight. For flights to and from Colombia, a certificate or MEDIF is required beyond 30 weeks and 1 day, and the certificate must be issued within 10 days of the flight. Compare Qatar Airways, whose own certificate template carries a 10-day rule, Condor, which accepts only its MEDIF A within 10 days, and TUI, whose 14-day certificate also starts at week 29.
On Mobi Doctor, EU-licensed doctors are available daily 7am–11pm CET; you see one over video, usually within 15 minutes. Once the doctor confirms fitness to fly, the pregnancy fit-to-fly certificate is written to Emirates' six points, including the latest fit-to-travel date, and emailed to you after the consultation. Video consultation €54 + €10 for the certificate; as a full consultation it covers travel advice or a prescription too. After the birth, Emirates carries a baby only from seven days old, unless the flight is for emergency medical treatment. The certificate page and airline rules hub have more.
Yes, during or after week 29: a medical certificate signed by your doctor or midwife covering the six points Emirates lists, from single or multiple pregnancy to the latest date you are fit to travel. Up to the end of week 28 nothing is needed.
Through week 36 with one baby (36 weeks plus 6 days) and through week 32 with a multiple pregnancy, carrying the certificate from week 29. From week 37, or week 33 for multiples, Emirates does not allow travel.
Yes, with the certificate: the ban starts at week 37, so any day in week 36 is inside the limit. Make sure the certificate's fit-to-travel date covers the flight, and check any connecting carrier's own limit.
Yes. Emirates states the certificate may be signed by your doctor or midwife, unlike Qatar Airways, whose template is completed by a doctor. A MEDIF for a complicated pregnancy is a separate form.
Emirates publishes no general age limit; the certificate's latest fit-to-travel date does that job, so ask for one after your return. Two exceptions: flights to and from Colombia need a certificate issued within 10 days, and a MEDIF must be completed within one month of travel.
Emirates will not carry you from week 37 (week 33 with multiples), regardless of the certificate. Bring the return forward, or plan to stay until after the birth, when the baby must be at least seven days old to fly.
General information, not medical advice — always confirm with your airline before you travel.
