Fit-to-Fly and Travel Disruption Medical Support
Careful clinical assessment for travellers who need to fly, delay or reroute plans for medical reasons.
Fit-to-Fly and Travel Disruption Medical Support
Careful clinical assessment for travellers who need to fly, delay or reroute plans for medical reasons.
Fit-to-fly decisions look straightforward until they are not. Post-operative patients, recent illness, pregnancy, cardiac or respiratory conditions, and unexpected illness abroad all require a considered clinical view rather than a form-filling exercise.
We provide honest, doctor-led assessments and written documentation for airlines, insurers and assistance companies — in clinic, at your hotel or residence in London, or by secure video where clinically appropriate.
When people ask for a fit-to-fly review
- After recent surgery, hospital admission or acute illness
- During or after pregnancy, where airline documentation is required
- Chronic cardiac, respiratory or neurological conditions before long-haul travel
- Illness during a stay in London when a scheduled return flight is approaching
- Rebooking or rerouting travel on medical grounds through an insurer
What the assessment involves
- Focused clinical history and examination
- Review of recent operative notes, discharge summaries and imaging where relevant
- Objective observations: oxygen saturations, blood pressure, ECG where indicated
- Written fit-to-fly letter or, where appropriate, a considered recommendation to delay
- Direct communication with airline medical desks, insurers or assistance companies
Honest advice, not just paperwork
A certificate that overlooks a genuine risk is not in anyone's interest. Where a delay is the safer course of action we will say so, and help you communicate the position to your travel provider and insurer.
Common questions
Can you provide fit-to-fly letters on the same day?
Yes, where the clinical picture is straightforward and the assessment can be completed the same day. Complex cases may need a short interval for records or investigations.
Do you communicate with airline medical departments?
Yes. We are experienced in preparing documentation in the format airline medical desks and travel insurers expect.
What about medical repatriation from abroad?
See our medical repatriation service for accompanied return flights and coordination with treating teams overseas.
Speak with the practice
Discreet, doctor-led private care in London
Book a consultation, or contact the concierge directly if you prefer to speak first.
Prefer to write? Send an enquiry and we will respond personally.
Related care
In a life-threatening emergency please call 999 or attend your nearest A&E. This service supports private, non-emergency medical care.