Additional Final report… stuck in Doha, QATAR
As we prepared to board our flight to the US a Qatar Airlines ticket agent asked our pregnant team member how far along she was. “34 weeks.” she answered. Apparently, THAT was not the answer they were looking for.
On our way through Doha on our way to Nepal we were asked a number of questions about our pregnant person. Therefore, we were very diligent about getting information about the documentation Qatar Airlines would need to have in order to avoid the situation we ended up in…
The short version is that the expecting couple were pulled from the plane because above 32 weeks one has to have an authorization from a Qatar Airlines certified physician… As the leader I stayed behind with them as well. Everyone was upset and crying as we sent the rest of the team on without us.
After two hours at the OB/GYN clinic our Mom-in-progress was cleared to travel and so we rested at a hotel, visited some sights and we were on the next day’s flight. In the end we were treated well and we got to experience a Middle Eastern country during Ramadan.
We just came from the opposite side of the planet… and we got a break in the middle…
