Grethe Andersen – who is NOT pregnant – was jetting off to Auckland from Wellington, New Zealand, for a weekend away with pals.
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Ms Andersen, 24, alleged the male attendant had gestured at his stomach and asked her: “How many weeks are you?” “I thought he said how many kg’s, as in [how heavy is] my luggage, but then he started waving his hands around his stomach”, she said.
She posted her disappointment on Jetstar’s Facebook page, with many others commenting on how insensitive the question was.
“As a woman, it’s not a good feeling when you’re asked if you’re pregnant and you’re not”.
In a Facebook update, Andersen praised how the airline handled her complaint. “I tried to make a joke about it, but I was feeling really self conscious”.
Ms Andersen complained to the airline that the attendant showed “no remorse” in asking her the “rude question”. “It’s hard and I know where they are coming from as they have to ask but still, most pregnant women will tell them or know the rules before they fly”. “All of a sudden a hostess together with 2 security guards came on board and requested I leave the plane as my medical certificate was outside their allowed time frame”, Melissa Thomas wrote.
“I said: A medical certificate? This could have been avoided at check in if they had an issue with my medical certificate”.
The new Wellington-Dunedin service is Jetstar’s sixth domestic jet route in New Zealand and comes ahead of the airline beginning regional services to four new destinations from December this year.
“Jetstar sincerely apologises for the distress the passenger experienced”, he said.
JETSTAR has apologised over an embarrassing pregnancy mix-up.
“My whole positive attitude I had prior to boarding had gone out the door as I now couldn’t stop thinking about how long the flight would be so I could quickly change my outfit”.
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The airline’s pregnancy policy states passengers 28 weeks pregnant or more must carry a letter from a registered medical practitioner or midwife dated no more than 10 days before the flight if they are to fly.
