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callum9999

agrinnall wrote: »

Well that piece of foolishness could well end up costing them between £300 and £1100, an expensive lesson. Thinking about insurance first is the right thing to do, as with this sensible poster.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5182173

Though of course most insurers wouldn't cover such a scenario. I'm surprised any normal policy would cover it given it's self-inflicted, but apparently there are a few out there!

Rambosmum

duchy wrote: »

I don't understand the "obviously" either. A normal pregnancy wouldn't be any reason not to fly at that point. Even insurance wouldn't cover it without a doctor's letter advising it is not safe to travel.

Depending on how far along the pregnancy is and if the holiday is toward the end of the holiday she's more likely to be 7/8 months pregnant than 5. Most airlines won't let you fly after 6.

deva

Most airlines key you fly up to 36- with a "fit to fly" note and some even closer to due date. 28 weeks is when limit without note but one is handy if you're big or have particularly vigilant check in crew.

London50

Perhaps the word "obviously" was not the right word to use but I wonder if the pregnancy being in the later stages by the time the holiday is due to start and in a hot country the couple could be looking on the "comfort" side of it. Being of the male line I am not sure but I would think that high temps and swollen ankles along with the "bump" may not make for the most relaxing of holiday.

Kynthia

Unless the OP clarifies then the only reason they 'obviously' can't travel would be because the due date is too close to the holiday. There are plenty of likely but not obvious reasons such as not wanting to spend £6k now that they are going to have a baby, the holiday may be unsuitable in some way (heat, activity based like skiing, requires vaccines that can't be given to pregnant women, etc), or feel that pregnancy symptoms or even common complications will make the holiday less enjoyable and therefore a waste of money (nausea, heartburn, backache, exhaustion, headaches, anaemia, PGP, etc).

As others have said though it's unlikely that insurance would cover unexpected pregnancy as a reason to cancel. Perhaps the deposit could be put towards a holiday later on, or a short break beforehand that could be fitted in with work commitments.

ruddoug09

My colleague would like to thank you for all of the replies, he appreciates all of the different views.

The main reason why they didn't want to go on the holiday was due to him not wanting his good lady suffering in the heat with a 32 week bump, they have checked and flying is not a problem. Not everything comes down to being allowed to do something, clearly there has been a fundamental change in circumstances and they are investigating all possible options. The lack of insurance is a bitter pill now swallowed with lessons learned part of life.

They have decided to cut the holiday down from two weeks to one week, so that they and their family still get a holiday but its a bit more managable for his other half and they are minimising losses. In my view, its the best decision.

Once again, many many thanks for all of the comments!