Oh yeah its totally fine. I think the airline cut off is 30 weeks but dont quote me on that. I'm flying to melbourne soon - I'll be 17 weeks then. My SIL flew to Melbourne from the USA for a wedding when she was 28 weeks - no probs.
I flew to Mackay and had a connecting flight home landing in Brisbane and then back to Sydney. I had a stress attack at the airport and rung my OB and they said I was find to fly. I think I was about 9 weeks from memory.. I was told I could fly until 36 weeks... The check-in lady also said the same thing. I was told to get some compression stockings (from your chemist) just to be sure as you have a higher risk of blood clots (this is the risk I was told about, so nothing for bubba but just yourself).. So I just wore the stockings for my next lot of flights and drank lots, got up every 20 minutes and did a few laps of the plane. Also if you get there early or check-in online try try and get the exit rows as you get more leg room. If you check-in early in person tell them you are pregnant and I ask for the exit rows. I got them for all my flights as they moved people around to accommodate me..
If you checkout the airline website under health you will see what they say about travelling while PG and what you can do. I had 5 flights all up while I was PG for work and all fine.
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