Expectant Mothers, Families with Children and Unaccompanied Minors

Expectant Mothers, Families with Children and Unaccompanied Minors (ANA Junior Pilot)

ANA is happy to help ease the stress of traveling by offering special assistance to pregnant women, unaccompanied minors and families with young children—from reservation to arrival.

Traveling While Pregnant

ANA is pleased to offer special help to travelers who are expecting.

Preparing for Your Journey

We want all of our travelers to have a comfortable travel experience. If you are pregnant, we need to make sure it is safe for you to travel on such a long journey. And if it's safe to travel, we offer you assistance along each step of your trip.

Expectant mothers within 28 days of their due date need to fill out a Medical Information Form prior to flying and bring the form to the airport on the day of departure.

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The medical information form must indicate that there are no complications of pregnancy, that the passenger has no health problems preventing them from flying, and the due date. The form must be issued by a physician no more than seven days before departure.

  • You do not have to use the form provided, any obstetrician's certificate or form is accepted as long as it has the required information.
  • Passengers within 14 days of their due date must be accompanied by a physician.

At the Departure Airport

If you are traveling alone, ANA offers assistance that includes escorting you from the airport check-in counter to the boarding gate, where you will be able to board early. Please contact ANA by phone at least 72 hours prior to departure to request this service.

Contact ANA

This service applies only to ANA-operated flights. For codeshare flights—those operated by other carriers—please check with the operating carrier.

In-Flight Service

Our cabin crew will gladly assist you with stowing your luggage and any other assistance you need while we're in the air.

Seats

Seats can be reserved either online or by telephone.

  • Pregnant woman within 28 days of their due date cannot be seated in emergency exit rows.
  • Your assigned seat could change, due to a change in aircraft type or for other reasons.

Connecting/ Arrival Airport

ANA is happy to assist you at your arrival and/or connecting airport. Airport staff will escort you from the disembarking gate to the arrival lobby or passenger pickup area, or to the boarding gate for a connecting flight.

  • If the connecting flight will depart from a different terminal, airport staff will escort you to the terminal shuttle.

Please contact ANA by phone at least 72 hours prior to departure to request this service.

Maternity Mark Tags

the ANA maternity mark

ANA in Japan provides original "Maternity Mark" tags to expectant mothers upon request. These tags can be worn to indicate that you are pregnant, especially helpful in situations such as on public transport or in long lines.

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